Saltwater
Stocky hawkfish
Cirrhitus pinnulatus
Cirrhitidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 30 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 648 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Egypt, and 43 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabits reef fronts and rocky shorelines exposed to moderate to strong surge to depths of about 3 m. Benthic. Feeds primarily on crabs, also takes other crustaceans, small fishes, sea urchins or brittle stars. Marketed fresh.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Cirrhites maculosus
- Cirrhites pinnulatus
- Cirrhitus alternatus
- Cirrhitus maculatus
- Cirrhitus spilotoceps
- Labrus marmoratus
In other languages
- Plettet falkefisk
- Hand-fish, Hard-headed hawk fish, Marbled hawkfish, Spotted hawkfish, White-spotted hawkfish, Whitespotted hawkfish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.