Cirrhitus pinnulatus

Cirrhitus pinnulatus
Sri Lanka
Hawaii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Cirrhitidae
Genus: Cirrhitus
Species:
C. pinnulatus
Binomial name
Cirrhitus pinnulatus
(Forster, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Labrus pinnulatus Forster, 1801
  • Labrus marmoratus Lacépède, 1801
  • Cirrhitus maculatus Lacepède, 1803
  • Cirrhites maculosus Bennett, 1828
  • Cirrhitus alternatus Gill, 1862
  • Cirrhitus spilotoceps Schultz, 1950

Cirrhitus pinnulatus, the stocky hawkfish, whitespotted hawkfish or marbled hawkfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific region.