Description

Also known as Longnose Hawk, Long-nosed Hawkfish.

Found singly or in pairs, perched on black corals and large gorgonians, over steep, outer reef slopes, exposed to strong currents.
They feed on small benthic crustaceans.
Length - 13cm
Depth - 0-100m
Widespread Eastern Pacific, Indo-Pacific

Hawkfish can be found perched as if 'standing on their fins' in the branches or on top of corals and rocks waiting for their prey. If approached by predators they quickly dart away to hide. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Oxycirrhites-typus.html