Paracirrhites arcatus

Cirrhitidae
Ring-eyed Hawkfish, Arc-eye Hawkfish, Horseshoe Hawkfish, Striped Hand-fish, Whiteline Hawkfish
  • Paracirrhites arcatus, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Paracirrhites arcatus, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Paracirrhites arcatus, Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Andrew Green
    Paracirrhites arcatus, Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Paracirrhites arcatus, Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Paracirrhites arcatus, Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Paracirrhites arcatus, Lord Howe Island, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Paracirrhites arcatus, Lord Howe Island, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Paracirrhites arcatus, Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Paracirrhites arcatus, Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Ring behind eye made up of fine yellow, red and blue lines, similarly coloured stripes on lower operculum. Body colour variable, but usually light pinkish-brown and generally with wide white stripe along upper body, to tail. Sit motionless on the reef amongst corals. Length to 20 cm.
Information
  • Max Size: 20 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 22.5-30.3°C
  • Depth: 1-91m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef
  • Habitat Generalisation Index: 21.2
    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
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Common (26% 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 (5 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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