Family : Cirrhitidae (Hawkfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Yellow hawkfish
Fish Name : Cirrhitichthys aureus
Max size : 14.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 559)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: India east to Sagami Bay, Japan and China. A new record was reported from southern Indonesia (Ref. 5978).
Diagnosis : Distinguished from C. aprinus by the bright yellow coloration when viewed underwater (Ref. 48636).
Biology : Occurs on rocky cliffs in deep water (Ref. 9710). Also inhabits muddy substrates in protected bays where wave action has no influence (Ref. 48636)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984. (Ref. 559)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses