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Amblycirrhites

Amblycirrhites wilhelmi

(Lavenberg & Yanez, 1972)

Wilhelm’s Hawkfish

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Eastern Pacific Ocean: Pitcairn and Easter Island.

Size: 5 inches (12 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits rubble areas on local rocky reefs and is usually found at depths between 3 – 200 feet (1 – 60 m) where it feeds on small fishes, worms, and crustaceans.

General Husbandry: Has mottled brownish and white body. Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Percoidei

    Family: Cirrhitidae

    Genus: Amblycirrhites

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Has also been classified as Cirrhitus wilhelmi, yet Itycirrhitus wilhelmi appears, as of 2016, to be the correct ‘new’ genus, yet it still appears in the trade as A. wilhelmi.

 Amblycirrhites wilhelmi (Wilhelm’s Hawkfish)
Photo © John Randall
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