Threadfin Hawkfish, Cirrhitychthys aprinus, Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Giant Hawkfish, Cirrhitus rivulatus, Arch, Darwin Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

Halfspotted Hawkfish, Paracirrhites hemistictus, Christmas Island, Australia

Halfspotted Hawkfish, Paracirrhites hemistictus, Christmas Island, Australia

Halfspotted Hawkfish, Paracirrhites hemistictus, Christmas Island, Australia

Giant Hawkfish, Cirrhitus rivulatus, Arch, Darwin Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

Giant Hawkfish, Cirrhitus rivulatus, Arch, Darwin Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

Longnose Hawkfish, Oxycirrhites typus, Christmas Island, Australia

Threadfin Hawkfish, Cirrhitychthys aprinus, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

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.

Dwarf hawkfish, Fiji.

Freakled hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) sits on some Acropora coral on a Fijian reef.

Freckled hawkfish, Red Sea, Egypt.

Freckled hawkfish, Red Sea, Egypt.

Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus). Mabul Island, Borneo, Malaysia (RR)

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

Arc-eye Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) resting on Antler Coral (Pocillopora eydouxi) off Kauai, Hawaii, during the spring, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America

Arc-eye Hawkfish, Paracirrhites arcatus, Turtle Cove, Micronesia, Palau

Pixy Hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus, Turtle Cove, Micronesia, Palau