Blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri)

Blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri)

Category Fishes
Maximum length 22 cm
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Cirrhitidae
Genus Paracirrhites
Shoot place Ras Um Sid Bay
Shoot date 2022-10-19

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   Coloration can vary from reddish-brown to yellowish. The base color is usually yellowish, with a wide black or dark brown lateral stripe, primarily on the rear half of the body. The sides of the head and the front of the body are whitish or gray with red spots.

 

 

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