Twinspot Hawkfish
Amblycirrhitus bimacula
- Usual depth2–15 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and November
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Georgina Jones · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
The twospot hawkfish, or twinspot hawkfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae. it is found in the Indo-Pacific. It can be found in the aquarium trade.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Twospot hawkfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 21 records
- February: 23 records
- March: 21 records
- April: 26 records
- May: 46 records
- June: 35 records
- July: 24 records
- August: 22 records
- September: 31 records
- October: 29 records
- November: 36 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–15 m · Deepest record: 35 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Photos
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Lisa_James, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Twinspot Hawkfish, Twospot Hawkfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Halcón de dos manchas
- French
- Poisson-faucon à deux taches
- Japanese
- Futahoshigombe, フタホシゴンベ
Other scientific names: Amblycirrhites bimacula, Cirrhitoidea bimacula, Cirrhitoidea bimaculata, Paracirrhites bimaculatus
Similar species
- Leopard Hawkfish
Amblycirrhitus unimacula
Coral hawkfishCirrhitichthys oxycephalus
- Arc-eye hawkfish
Paracirrhites arcatus
- Blackside hawkfish
Paracirrhites forsteri
Spotted hawkfishCirrhitichthys aprinus
Dwarf hawkfishCirrhitichthys falco
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 513 open-data records from 1889 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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