Blackside Hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri, Giftun Island, Red Sea, Egypt

A Blackside Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) swims over the red tentacles of a sea fan in the warm clear waters off the coast of Likuri Island, Fiji.

Freckled (blackside) hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) on cat's paw coral (Acropora palifera), Namu atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Blackside (freckled) hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri), Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Blackside Hawkfisch (Paracirrhites fosteri) in Green tube coral (Tubastrea micranthus), Gangga Island, Bangka Islands, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Molucca Sea, Pacific, Asia

Typical of this family the Blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) has thick spines in it's pectoral fins to aid staying in place on it's coral perch, Hawaii, United States of America

Typical of this family, the Blackside Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) has thick spines in it's pectoral fins to aid staying in place on it's coral perch, Hawaii, United States of America

Australia, Blackside Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) close-up in coral