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Classification
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| Latin name : |
Paracirrhites forsteri (Schneider, 1801) |
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| Classification : |
Cirrhitidae ( Hawkfishs ) |
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Poisson-faucon de Forster
Poisson-faucon à taches de rousseur
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Blackside hawkfish
Freckled hawkfish
Forster's hawkfish
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Identification
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| Main identification characters |
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.
Max size : 23 cm. |
| Possible confusions |
| The maroon and yellow phase was originally described as a distinct species, P. typee. |
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Biology
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| Feed |
| Feeds mainly on small fishes and crustacenas, sometimes on shrimps and is territorial and haremic. |
| Cycle of life / Reproduction |
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| Interaction with other species |
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Distribution
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| Habitat |
Coral |
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| Inhabits clear lagoon or seaward reefs to at least 40 m depth.Tends to perch on outermost branches of Stylophora, Pocillopora, and Acropora corals. |
| Geographical distribution |
| Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line, Marquesan and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia and the Austral Is.; throughout Micronesia and also known from the Society Is. Unknown from the Persian and Oman gulfs. |
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Links
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http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/pforsteri.htm
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Paracirrh [...]
http://www.uog.edu/marinelab/fish/species_html/paracirrhites.forsteri. [...]
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Bibliography
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Découvrir la mer Rouge et l'océan Indien
Steven Weinberg
Editions Nathan 1996, 1997
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Guide du récif corallien de Mer Rouge
Helmut Debelius
PLB Editions, 1998
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Data sheet written by Christophe Naslain , 13/06/2003
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