Blackside hawkfish

Blackside hawkfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cirrhitidae
Genus: Paracirrhites
Species:
P. forsteri
Binomial name
Paracirrhites forsteri
Synonyms[2]
  • Grammistes forsteri J. G. Schneider, 1801
  • Paracirrhites typee J. E. Randall, 1963

The black-side hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri), freckled hawkfish or Forster's hawkfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae. It is from the Indo-Pacific. It is occasionally found in the aquarium trade and is also of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. It grows to a total length of 22 cm (9 in).

  1. ^ Greenfield, D. & Williams, I. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Paracirrhites forsteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T67997879A115454368. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T67997879A68001726.en. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Bailly, Nicolas (2015). "Paracirrhites forsteri (Schneider, 1801)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 June 2016.