Cirrhitus
| Cirrhitus | |
|---|---|
| Stocky hawkfish (C. pinnulatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Family: | Cirrhitidae |
| Genus: | Cirrhitus Lacépède, 1803 |
| Type species | |
| Cirrhitus maculatus Lacepède, 1803 | |
Cirrhitus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, hawkfishes from the family Cirrhitidae. The species in this genus are found on tropical reefs worldwide.