TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Cirrhitidae
Genus Oxycirrhites
Oxycirrhites typus Bleeker, 1857

Provider:

Kwang-Tsao Shao

Synonyms：

Oxycirrhitus typus

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)

Character:

Body much elongate; body depth 4.4-4.6 in standard length; snout extremely long, its length about 2.0 in head. Palatine teeth absent. A single dorsal fin with X spines and 13 rays, two to four cirri from membrane near tip of each dorsal spine; anal fin with III spines and 7 rays; lower 5 pectoral rays unbrached; caudal fin lunate. Lateral line complete, with 51-53 scales; 4 rows of scales above lateral line. Body whitish with horizontal and near-vertical red bands forming a cross-hatch patten.

Habitat:

Inhabits steep outer reef slopes exposed to strong currents where it lives in large gorgonians and black corals. Feeds on small benthic or planktonic crustaceans. Lays demersal eggs.

Distribution:

Widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Hawaiian Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to northern Colombia and the Galapagos Islands. It is found in southern Ta

Utility:

Aquarium fishes.

Name Code:

381633

IUCN Red List:LC

Marine