Pixy hawkfish

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus

Also called Halcón de coral

Grows to: 15 cm (6 in)
Group: Fish
Family: Cirrhitidae

Where to see it

Known from Egyptian Red Sea, Galápagos, Gili Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Komodo, Maldives, Pacific Costa Rica, Palau, Philippines, Phuket and the Similans and Raja Ampat.

Source: GBIF.

Often confused with

Threadfin hawkfishCirrhitichthys aprinus

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