Dwarf hawkfish

About this species

The dwarf hawkfish,, is a small species of hawkfish found on tropical reefs in the Indo-Pacific region from the Maldives to the Caroline Islands and Samoa. It can sometimes be found in the aquarium trade.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 139 records
February: 137 records
March: 209 records
April: 449 records
May: 419 records
June: 286 records
July: 138 records
August: 138 records
September: 312 records
October: 206 records
November: 160 records
December: 99 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 7–23 m · Deepest record: 73 m

0–10 m: 217 records
10–20 m: 767 records
20–30 m: 318 records
30–40 m: 3 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 17 records
26–28 °C: 74 records
28–30 °C: 447 records

Photos

(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Rachael Kaiser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Dwarf hawkfish, Coral Hawkfish, dwarf hawkfish, Falco Hawkfish, Falcon Hawkfish

Names in 4 more languages

Spanish: Halcon de coral
French: Épervier nain, Poisson-faucon tacheté
Japanese: Sarasagombe, サラサゴンベ
Simplified Chinese: 鷹金䱵

Other scientific names: Cirrhitichthys serratus, Cirrhitichtys falco, Cirrtichthys falco

Similar species

Coral hawkfish
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Spotted hawkfish
Cirrhitichthys aprinus
Arc-eye hawkfish
Paracirrhites arcatus
Blackside hawkfish
Paracirrhites forsteri
Twinspot Hawkfish
Amblycirrhitus bimacula
Stocky hawkfish
Cirrhitus pinnulatus

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).
2,174 open-data records from 1950 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.