Husbandry
The Ring-eyed Hawkfish has a horseshoe-shaped mark behind the eye that consists of three thin lines. There are three orange bands on a light blue area on the operculum. A white to pink stripe is often present along the lateral line on the rear of the fish.
Synonyms:
Amblycirrhitus arcatus (Cuvier, 1829)
Cirrhites amblycephalus Bleeker, 1857
Cirrhites arcatus Cuvier, 1829
Gymnocirrhites arcatus (Cuvier, 1829)
Paracirrhites amblycephalus (Bleeker, 1857)
Paracirrhites arcuatus (Cuvier, 1829)
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Cirrhitidae (Family) > Paracirrhites (Genus)