Spotted hawkfish (Eng) – Cirrhitichthys aprinus (Lat) (family Cirrhitidae) – grows up to 12.5 cm. It feeds on small fishes and invertebrates. Single, shy, never let divers close
Habitat:
Indo-Pacific - Maldives, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, warm waters around coral reefs
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