Paracirrhites bicolor

Overview

Family : Hawkfishes ;

Description

Family Cirrhitidae

Distribution: tropical western and eastern Atlantic, Indian and Pacific (mainly Indo-Pacific ). Continuous dorsal fin with 10 spines, 11-17 soft rays ; interspinal membranes with cirri . Anal fin 5-7 soft rays. Scales ctenoid or cycloid. Vertebrae 26-28. Maximum length about 55 cm. Species usually small and very colorful; inhabits rocks and corals . Have many features in common with the scorpaenids. Feed on small crustaceans and fishes . Protogynous hermaphrodites , with few dominant males. Spawning takes place in open water near the surface. Adapt well to aquarium conditions.The family Cirrhitidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 9 genera and 32 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Etymology of this family name : Related voice to Greek, kirrhos = Latin cirrus = curl, fringe

Habitat

Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Class: Actinopterygii () - Huxley, 1880 - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Subclass: Actinopterygii () - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Perciformes () - �
        Suborder: Percoidei () - �
        Family: Cirrhitidae () - Hawkfishes
        Genus: Paracirrhites () - Randall, 1963
        Specific name: bicolor - Randall, 1963
        Scientific name: - Paracirrhites bicolor Randall, 1963

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Paracirrhites

There are approximately 14 species in this genus:

P. arcatus · P. arcatus (Arc Eye) · P. areatus · P. bicolor · P. fasciatus · P. foresteri · P. forsteri (Blackside Hawkfish) · P. fosteri · P. hemistictus (Halfspotted Hawkfish) · P. hemistictus var. hemistictus · P. hemistictus var. polystictus · P. nisus · P. pinnulatus · P. xanthus

Bibliography

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Eschmeyer, W.N., Editor (2003). Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of March 2003. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in March 2003.

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 9, 2006.
FishBase
FishBase 2006.
Teugels, Guy (from FishBase).

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3941846
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-148608
Fishbase Species ID: 60602
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1705564
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 645869
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 119512