Flame hawkfish (Neocirrhites armatus) fish species and information / pictures of Flame hawkfish - Neocirrhites armatus

Flame hawkfish (Neocirrhites armatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Neocirrhites armatus

Common Name
Flame hawkfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7

Classification

Classified By
Castelnau, 1873
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Hawkfishes (Cirrhitidae)

Distribution

Region
Pacific Ocean
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: Ryukyu Islands to the Line Islands and Mangar?va, south to the Great Barrier Reef and the Austral Islands; Caroline, Mariana, and the Wake islands in Micronesia.
Range
30°N - 28°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
1 m
Depth To - meters
10 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 10 m (Ref. 9710)
Trophic Level
3.5 s.e. 0.50 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
9.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated