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Oxycirrhites
typus
Bleeker, 1857
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| Common Name: Longnose Hawkfish Distribution: Throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific. |
| Remarks: Certainly one of the more distinctive hawkfishes, this beautiful red barred-and-striped fish is a resident of deep gorgonian beds. At depth, the red pattern appears black, and one wonders who or what ever gets to appreciate such an ornate pattern. |
| Photo © 1997 by Bruce
Carlson. This page last revised 09 June 1997 |