What is this little guy?
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It's a member of the hawkfish family and my guess is that it is a freckled hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri).
They usually sit perched on top of rocks or corals and when they spot a prey (small fish, shrimp) they swoop down like a hawk, hence the name. They are very common in saltwater aquaria.
It the wild they grow to about a foot.
RB
They usually sit perched on top of rocks or corals and when they spot a prey (small fish, shrimp) they swoop down like a hawk, hence the name. They are very common in saltwater aquaria.
It the wild they grow to about a foot.
RB
It's a Redspotted Hawkfish. It's common in the Caribbean but it's also the only Hawkfish found in the Caribbean. It took me several years to find my first one!
Try Alligator Reef off Islamorada.
I agree it is a fine example of the Redspotted Hawkfish (amblycirrhitus pinos) and full size is less than 4 inches so that is close to being an adult my book says. The one eating crab legs I would like to check out.
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