Image Gallery: Hawkfishes

The hawkfishes have tassel-like cirri on the tips of the dorsal fin spines.  These small fishes live on coral and rocky reefs where they are often seen perched on their thickened lower pectoral fin rays.  Worldwide, 33 species are known.  The Australian fauna contains 12 species in 8 genera.

A Blotched Hawkfish at Port Hacking A Blotched Hawkfish at Port Hacking
A Blotched Hawkfish at Port Stephens A Blotched Hawkfish at Port Stephens
A juvenile Blotched Hawkfish at Camp Cove A juvenile Blotched Hawkfish at Camp Cove
Dwarf Hawkfish at Mantis Reef Dwarf Hawkfish at Mantis Reef
A Dwarf Hawkfish at Ribbon Reefs A Dwarf Hawkfish at Ribbon Reefs
Freckled Hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri Freckled Hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri
Freckled Hawkfish at Mamanuca Island Group Freckled Hawkfish at Mamanuca Island Group
Freckled Hawkfish at Mana Island Freckled Hawkfish at Mana Island
Lyretail Hawkfish at North Solitary Island Lyretail Hawkfish at North Solitary Island
Ornate Hawkfish at Mantis Reef Ornate Hawkfish at Mantis Reef
Longnose Hawkfish at 'Captains Table' Longnose Hawkfish at 'Captains Table'
Ringeye Hawkfish at Bougainville Reef Ringeye Hawkfish at Bougainville Reef
Ringeye Hawkfish at North Solitary Island Ringeye Hawkfish at North Solitary Island
Spotted Hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus Spotted Hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Splendid Hawkfish at North Solitary Island Splendid Hawkfish at North Solitary Island