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Hard-headed hawk fish
Cirrhitus pinnulatus (Forster, 1801)
AnimalsFalcon fish, hawks
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Marbled hawkfishBritish English
- Stocky hawkfishBritish English
- White-spotted hawkfishBritish English
- Solosolo robustoEuropean Spanish
- Epervier de corailFrench (France)
- Empervier de corailFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
- Cirrhites maculosus
- Cirrhites pinnulatus
- Cirrhitus alternatus
- Cirrhitus maculatus
- Labrus marmoratus
- Labrus pinnulatus
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Sources
- BOURJON Philippe, SITTLER Alain-Pierre in : DORIS , 21/10/2024 Cirrhitus pinnulatus (Forster, 1801) , https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/3779
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 16/05/2026 : Cirrhitus pinnulatus (Forster, 1801), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/5084
Modification history
- Created by Eric Nozérac on 14/05/2026
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