Oxycirrhites
1 species
The longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae. It is found on tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, where it can be found at depths around 10 to 100 m (33 to 328 ft). It prefers the steep outer slopes of the reefs amongst gorgonians and black corals. This species can reach 13 cm (5.1 in) in total length. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. It is currently the only known member in its genus.
The longnose hawkfish has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. In the Indian Ocean it is found from the Red Sea, along the coast of east Africa south to northern Mozambique and Madagascar across the Indian Ocean into the Pacific where it reaches as far east as the Hawaiian Islands and the Society Islands in French Polynesia north to Japan and south to Australia. In Australia it occurs from south west of Barrow Island and at the Scott Reef in Western Australia, the Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea and from Lizard Island south to Escape Reef in Queensland, as well as occurring at Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. In the eastern Pacific Ocean it is found from the southern tip of Baja California and the central Gulf of California south to Colombia, and at the Revillagigedos, Galapagos, Cocos and Malpelo. It occurs at depths between 10 and 100 m (33 and 328 ft). It is found on steep outer reef slopes which are exposed to strong currents, living among large gorgonians and black corals.
The longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae. It is found on tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, where it can be found at depths around 10 to 100 m (33 to 328 ft). It prefers the steep outer slopes of the reefs amongst gorgonians and black corals. This species can reach 13 cm (5.1 in) in total length. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. It is currently the only known member in its genus.
The longnose hawkfish has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. In the Indian Ocean it is found from the Red Sea, along the coast of east Africa south to northern Mozambique and Madagascar across the Indian Ocean into the Pacific where it reaches as far east as the Hawaiian Islands and the Society Islands in French Polynesia north to Japan and south to Australia. In Australia it occurs from south west of Barrow Island and at the Scott Reef in Western Australia, the Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea and from Lizard Island south to Escape Reef in Queensland, as well as occurring at Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. In the eastern Pacific Ocean it is found from the southern tip of Baja California and the central Gulf of California south to Colombia, and at the Revillagigedos, Galapagos, Cocos and Malpelo. It occurs at depths between 10 and 100 m (33 and 328 ft). It is found on steep outer reef slopes which are exposed to strong currents, living among large gorgonians and black corals.
