Common Name: Dwarf hawkfish	Scientific Name: Cirrhitichthys falco	Family: Cirrhitidae
Section: Bony Fishes
Location: Vanuatu	Site: Tongoa Wall	Date: 3/24/2000
Camera: N90S	Film: Fuji RDP III	Film Speed: 100
Shutter: 1/60	Aperture: f/16	Focal Length: 60mm
Attributes: Odd-shaped bottom dwellers
Author*: Randall, 1963
Characteristics*: Numerous short filaments at the tip of each dorsal spine. Thickened and elongate lower pectoral rays.
Species Comments*: Shallow coastal to outer reef flats and slopes to 45 m depth (Ref. 48636). Common inhabitant of coral reefs, typically resting at the bases of coral heads (Ref. 9710). Studies indicate that it is haremic and spawns nightly (Ref. 37816). Occasionally in pairs (Ref. 48636).
ID: R0108F07
Photographer: Ken Tucker
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