Neocirrhites armatus

(Castelnau, 1873)

Vernacular names
English : Flame hawkfish
French : Poisson-épervier flamme

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Centrarchiformes
Family : Cirrhitidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach a maximum length of 9 cm. Unmistakable species. Deep and laterally-compressed body. Big yellow eyes and thick lips. Entirely bright to orange or flame-red. Black area on top of back and base of dorsal fin.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the western and central Pacific Ocean, from Ryukyu Islands and Great Barrier Reef to Line Islands. Lives in current-swept reef-fronts and coral reef terraces, down to 10 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species seems to be reasonably common but possibly declining because of habitat loss.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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