Cirrhitidae
| Hawkfish | |
|---|---|
| Stocky hawkfish, Cirrhitus pinnulatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Eupercaria |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Suborder: | Cirrhitoidei |
| Family: | Cirrhitidae W. S. Macleay, 1841 |
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Cirrhitidae, the hawkfishes, are a family of marine ray-finned fishes found in tropical seas and which are associated with coral reefs.