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Updated 12/27/2013
Family Cirrhitidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Cirrhitus pinnulatus
STOCKY HAWKFISH
po'opa'a
Common on shallow reefs exposed to
surge. A thick-bodied fish that sits on the reef and darts
into crevices when approached. Feeds upon small fish and a wide
variety of mobile invertebrates including snails. Attains 12 inches.
Red Sea to Japan, Hawaii, and French Polynesia. |
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