Australian Goatfish, Hawkfish
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FAMILY : Goatfishes
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Yellow Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) |
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Black-spot Goatfish
(Parupeneus spilurus) |
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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> |
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Dash-dot Goatfish
(Parupeneus barberinus) |
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Goldsaddle Goatfish
(Parupeneus cyclostomus) |
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Blue-lined Goatfish
(Upeneichthys lineatus) |
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FAMILY : Hawkfishes
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Blotched Hawkfish
(Cirrhitichthys aprinus) |
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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> |
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Dwarf Hawkfish
(Cirrhitichthys falco) |
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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> |
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Longnose Hawkfish
(Oxycirrhites typus) |
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Forster's Hawkfish
(Paracirrhites forsteri) |
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Ringeye Hawkfish
(Paracirrhites arcatus) |
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