WoRMS taxon details
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1855)
218853 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218853)
accepted
Species
Cirrhites grandimaculatus Liénard, 1891 · unaccepted
Cirrhites murrayi Regan, 1909 · unaccepted
Cirrhites oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855 · unaccepted
Cirrhitichthys corallicola Tee-Van, 1940 · unaccepted
Cirrhitychthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1855) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cirritichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1855) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cirrhites oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Zesde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 8 (no. 3): 391-434. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218853 on 2025-10-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cirrhitichthys corallicola Tee-Van, 1940) Tee-Van, J. (1940). Eastern Pacific Expeditions of the New York Zoological Society. XVII. A review of the American fishes of the family Cirrhitidae. <em>Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society.</em> 25(5): 53-64, Pl. 1., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.184700 [details]
original description (of Cirrhites oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Zesde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 8 (no. 3): 391-434. [details]
basis of record Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
original description (of Cirrhites oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Zesde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 8 (no. 3): 391-434. [details]
basis of record Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | pixy hawkfishcoral hawkfish | [details] |
| Japanese | ヒメゴンベ | [details] |
| Spanish | halcón de coral | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (97 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cirritichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1855))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cirrhitichthys corallicola Tee-Van, 1940)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cirrhites grandimaculatus Liénard, 1891)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cirrhites murrayi Regan, 1909)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Cirrhites oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cirrhites oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pixy Hawkfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pixy hawkfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pixy Hawkfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pixy Hawkfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pixy Hawkfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus)
To FishBase (from synonym Cirrhites grandimaculatus Liénard, 1891)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cirrhitichthys corallicola Tee-Van, 1940)
To FishBase (from synonym Cirrhitychthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Cirrhites oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Cirrhites murrayi Regan, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Cirritichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1855))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 118 proteins)
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 118 proteins) (from synonym Cirrhites oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus FIN027875 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus FIN027876 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cirritichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1855))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cirrhitichthys corallicola Tee-Van, 1940)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cirrhites grandimaculatus Liénard, 1891)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cirrhites murrayi Regan, 1909)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Cirrhites oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cirrhites oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pixy Hawkfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pixy hawkfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pixy Hawkfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pixy Hawkfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Pixy Hawkfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus)
To FishBase (from synonym Cirrhites grandimaculatus Liénard, 1891)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cirrhitichthys corallicola Tee-Van, 1940)
To FishBase (from synonym Cirrhitychthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Cirrhites oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Cirrhites murrayi Regan, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Cirritichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1855))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 118 proteins)
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 118 proteins) (from synonym Cirrhites oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus FIN027875 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus FIN027876 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
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