Redbarred hawkfish
Cirrhitops fasciatus
- Usual depth5–21 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust and September
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by cello caruso-turiello · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The redbarred hawkfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Redbarred 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: 13 records
- February: 25 records
- March: 31 records
- April: 46 records
- May: 69 records
- June: 107 records
- July: 310 records
- August: 550 records
- September: 901 records
- October: 490 records
- November: 82 records
- December: 31 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–21 m · Deepest record: 60.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Photos
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(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Robert Webster, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Redbarred hawkfish, Redbanded Hawkfish, Redbar Hawkfish, redbarred hawkfish, Ringed Hawkfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- Halcón barrado
- French
- Épervier rayé
Other scientific names: Cirrhites cinctus, Cirrhites fasciatus, Paracirrhites cinctus
Similar species
Hubbard's HawkfishCirrhitops hubbardi
Coral hawkfishCirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Arc-eye hawkfishParacirrhites arcatus
Blackside hawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
Twinspot HawkfishAmblycirrhitus bimacula
Redspotted hawkfishAmblycirrhitus pinos
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).
- 2,442 open-data records from 1952 to 2019.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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