Cirrhitus rivulatus
Giant hawkfish
Same Genus
Distribution
Tropical Eastern Pacific
Description
Heavy body, olive to red base colour, with blue-edged orange, bars and blotches on head and body, leaving four clear bars on sides, and scattered white blotches that can be turned on or off for camouflage. Perches motionless on the reef.
Information
Max Size: 60 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 20.8-30.2°C
Depth: 5-30m
Habitat Generalization Index: 20.69
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Common (38.3% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields