Stocky hawkfish (Cirrhitus pinnulatus) is a saltwater species recorded in Taiwan. It is mainly found over reef, at depths of 0–23 m.
Scientific name: Cirrhitus pinnulatus · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 30 cm
The stocky hawkfish is a cirrhitid of reef fronts and rocky shorelines exposed to moderate to strong surge, living close to the seabed. It feeds mainly on crabs and also takes other crustaceans, small fishes, sea urchins and brittle stars, and is marketed fresh. Its range runs from the Red Sea and East Africa in the Indo-Pacific to the Marquesan Islands and Mangaréva, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to the Kermadec and Rapa Islands, recorded from 30°N to 33°S and 26°E to 124°W. Maximum length is about 30 cm total length, commonly about 23 cm. It is found from 0 to 23 m, usually 1 to 3 m, and is a tropical species. It is a commercial and game species and also a commercial aquarium fish. Trophic level is 3.7, fishing vulnerability low at 16 of 100. IUCN lists it as least concern.
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