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Australian Goatfish, Hawkfish



FAMILY : Goatfishes

Yellow Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys vanicolensis)
Yellow Goatfish
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Black-spot Goatfish
(Parupeneus spilurus)
Black-spot Goatfish
Recognisable by its colouration and pattern. It has two dark stripes along the sides of the body, and a large black spot on the upper caudal peduncle. Juveniles are more slender than adults. They have the same striped pattern, but are more strongly... Click to continue>
Dash-dot Goatfish
(Parupeneus barberinus)
Dash-dot Goatfish
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Goldsaddle Goatfish
(Parupeneus cyclostomus)
Goldsaddle Goatfish
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Blue-lined Goatfish
(Upeneichthys lineatus)
Blue-lined Goatfish
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FAMILY : Hawkfishes

Blotched Hawkfish
(Cirrhitichthys aprinus)
Blotched Hawkfish
The Blotched Hawkfish has large irregular brownish blotches on the sides of the body sometimes joined to form irregular bars. There is a distinct spot on the operculum behind the eye. There are hairy projections on the tips of the dorsal spines. It... Click to continue>
Dwarf Hawkfish
(Cirrhitichthys falco)
Dwarf Hawkfish
The Dwarf Hawkfish is white with reddish brown spots forming diagonal bands across the body. It has two thin lines extending backwards from the eye. There is a tuft of hairy projections near the tip of each dorsal fin spine. Often seen resting at... Click to continue>
Longnose Hawkfish
(Oxycirrhites typus)
Longnose Hawkfish
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Forster's Hawkfish
(Paracirrhites forsteri)
Forster's Hawkfish
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Ringeye Hawkfish
(Paracirrhites arcatus)
Ringeye Hawkfish
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