🌊 Marine
Endangered
🌡️ Tropical
White hawkfish
Amblycirrhitus earnshawi Lubbock, 1978
📖 Overview
Found among rocks and coralline algae . Also seen in rock crevices and on scattered rubble to 25 m depth .
Scientific Name
Amblycirrhitus earnshawi
Authority
Lubbock, 1978
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
EN
Max Length
6.7 cm
Depth Range
0–25 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Centrarchiformes
Centrarchiformes
Family
Cirrhitidae
Cirrhitidae
Genus
Amblycirrhitus
Amblycirrhitus
Species
White hawkfish
Amblycirrhitus earnshawi
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for White hawkfish is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for White hawkfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 25 m . Tropical Known only from four specimens off Ascension Islands.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.4±0.6
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.01585 × L3.05
(TL)
Max TL
6.7cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Endangered
Assessment Date
2014
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Lubbock, 1978
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