Blackside hawkfish
📖 Overview
Inhabits clear lagoon or seaward reefs to at least 33 m depth , but may venture very deep. Occurs openly on coral and soft-bottom habitats, occasionally in pairs . Benthic . Tends to perch on outermost branches of Stylophora, Pocillopora, and Acropora corals . Feeds mainly on small fishes and crustaceans, sometimes on shrimps and is territorial and haremic . Solitary on corals (Ref 90102). Marketed mostly fresh. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6. Body yellowish with broad blackish stripe on upper side; head and anterior part of body with small dark reddish spots .Color changes with growth as well as varies among adults . In Oceania, juveniles are a golden green dorsally and white ventrally; in continental areas juveniles may be red dorsally . The maroon and yellow phase was originally described as a distinct species, P. typee . : fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blackside hawkfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Blackside hawkfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Distinct pairing. Spawning ascents into the water column occurred over a distance of 1.0 to 2.5 m .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 35 m , usually 5 - 35 m . Tropical; 24°C - 27°C ; 35°N - 36°S, 28°E - 124°W East Africa (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
small fishes and crustaceans, sometimes on shrimps and is territorial and haremic (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | blackside hawkfish · blacksided hawkfish · Forster's Hawkfish · Forster's Hawkfish, Blackside hawkfish · Freckled Hawkfish |
| 🌍CES | štětičkovec Forsterův |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Fregnet falkefisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Gestreifter Korallenwächter |
| 🌍DIV | Gaa boa |
| 🌍FIJ | bika vatu |
| 🇫🇷French | Épervier à Bande Noire · Épervier à bande noire, Épervier à tête ponctuée · Épervier à Tête Ponctuée · Poisson Faucon à Taches de Rousseur · Poisson-épervier de Forster · Poisson-faucon à taches de rousseur |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pesce falco di Forster |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Hoshigombe · ホシゴンベ |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Slanke Koraalklimmer |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-falcão-pontilhado · Peixe-gavião-pintado |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Крупночешуйный кудрепёр Форстера |
| 🌍SMO | Lausiva |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Halcón de Forster |
| 🌍TAH | Patu'I · patu'i, patu'i pata |
| 🌍THA | ปลาเหยี่ยวหน้าจุด |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 福氏副䱵 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammistes forsteri | Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Paracirrhites fosteri | Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Paracirrhites typee | Randall | 1963 | Synonym |
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🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 20 records indexed .
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