Arc-eye hawkfish
Paracirrhites arcatus
- Usual depth5–22 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, August, and September
- How commonCommon
About this species
The arc-eye hawkfish, ringeye hawkfish, horseshoe hawkfish, or whiteline hawkfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Cirrhitidae (hawkfishes). It is found in shallow waters in the tropical Indo-Pacific on reefs, resting on coral heads much of the time.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 316 records
- February: 1,802 records
- March: 2,366 records
- April: 3,491 records
- May: 1,960 records
- June: 1,717 records
- July: 1,949 records
- August: 2,451 records
- September: 2,522 records
- October: 2,340 records
- November: 683 records
- December: 80 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–22 m · Deepest record: 520 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Arc-eye hawkfish, Arc-eyed Hawkfish, arc-eye hawkfish, Arceye Hawkfish, Arc-eye hawkfish, Horseshoe Hawkfish, Ring-eyed Hawkfish, Ringeyed Hawkfish, Ring-eye Hawkfish, Ringeye Hawkfish, whitelined hawkfish, Whiteline Hawkfish
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Büschelbarsch, Monokel-Büschelbarsch, Monokel-Korallenwächter
- Spanish
- Halcón de ojo de arco
- French
- Epervier Sabot de Cheval, Épervier strié, Épervier strié, Poisson-faucon à tempe annelée, Poisson-épervier à Arcade, Poisson-faucon à arcade, Poisson-Faucon à tempe annelée
- Japanese
- Meganegombe, Meganegonbe, メガネゴンベ
- Simplified Chinese
- 副䱵
Other scientific names: Amblycirrhitus arcatus, Cirrhites amblycephalus, Cirrhites arcatus, Gymnocirrhites arcatus, Paracirrhites amblycephalus, Paracirrhites arcuatus
Similar species
- Blackside hawkfish
Paracirrhites forsteri
Coral hawkfishCirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Twinspot HawkfishAmblycirrhitus bimacula
Spotted hawkfishCirrhitichthys aprinus
Dwarf hawkfishCirrhitichthys falco
Stocky hawkfishCirrhitus 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).
- 23,994 open-data records from 1901 to 2023.
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