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A blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) in a stony coral (Acropora grandis), in East Timor, Asia
by Nick Hobgood
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A blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) in a stony coral (Acropora grandis), in East Timor, Asia
by Nick Hobgood
blackside hawkfish
fish 219 - blackside hawkfish
Blackside Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri)
Blackside Hawkfish
Pesce falco di Forster - Blotched or Blackside hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri
Sudan - Mar Rosso - Red Sea
Photo: Roberto Sozzani
(Photo by BarryFackler)
The Freckled Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) also known as Forster's Hawkfish or Blackside Hawkfish, undergoes color changes several times during its lifetime. As a juvenile, it is burgundy with a yellow tail. As an adult, it may be pink, brown, or an olive color. The black or red freckles on the face are constant throughout its lifetime. Hawkfish are strictly tropical, perciform (see this post) marine fish of the family Cirrhitidae. Associated with the coral reefs of the western and eastern Atlantic and Indo-Pacific,
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Blackside Hawkfish by SteveD. on Flickr.