Diagnostic Description
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Distinguished from C. aprinus by the bright yellow coloration when viewed underwater (Ref. 48636).Description: Characterized by yellow to orange color; large, faint, dusky brown blotches/saddles along back; pair of diffuse brown spots just above operculum; yellowish fins; spotting on soft dorsal; presence of palatine teeth; coarsely serrate posterior margin of preopercle; greatest depth of body 2.2-2.5 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Life Cycle
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Bi-directional sex change has been confirmed for this species (Ref. 103751). Sexual pattern seem to be intermediate between simultaneous and sequential hermaphroditism: individuals, at least under conditions of captivity, have the capacity to change sex in either direction, from functional male to functional female, or vice versa (Ref. 31569).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 6
Trophic Strategy
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Lives in rocky regions (Ref. 9137).
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Biology
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Occurs on rocky cliffs in deep water (Ref. 9710). Also inhabits muddy substrates in protected bays where wave action has no influence (Ref. 48636). Solitary (Ref 90102).
分布
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分布於印度-西太平洋區，包括印度、印尼、台灣、南中國海及日本等沿海。台灣發現於南部、北部、東北部、澎湖等海域。
利用
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一般以潛水方式捕捉。為觀賞魚類，無食用經濟價值。
描述
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體略延長而呈橢圓形；頭背部於眼上方略凹；體背隆起，腹緣圓凸。吻略鈍。眼中大，近頭背緣。前鰓蓋骨後緣具強鋸齒；鰓蓋骨後緣具棘。上下頜齒細小；鋤骨齒及腭骨齒皆存在。體被圓鱗；眼眶間隔具鱗；側線鱗數40-44。背鰭單一，硬棘部及軟條部間具缺刻，硬棘部之鰭膜末端呈簇鬚狀，硬棘數X，軟條數12，第1軟條延長如絲；臀鰭硬棘數III，軟條數6；胸鰭最長之鰭條末端達臀鰭起點。體黃色至橘黃色，腹部較淡，體側具5條黃褐色橫斑或不規則之斑駁，有時不顯。各鰭黃色至淡紅褐色。
棲地
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主要棲息於較深的岩礁及珊瑚礁區域；通常喜歡停棲於礁盤上，伺機捕食獵物。以甲殼類或小型魚類為食。
Cirrhitichthys aureus
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Cirrhitichthys aureus, the yellow hawkfish, the golden hawkfish or golden curlyfin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae. It is native to tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Taxonomy
Cirrhitichthys aureus was first formally described in 1842 as Cirrhites aureus by Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Herman Schlegel with the type locality given as the outer bays of Nagasaki.[1] The specific name aureus means “gold”, a reference to its golden yellow colour.[2]
Description
Cirrhitichthys aureus has a dorsal fin which contains 10 spines and 12 soft rays,[3] the first soft ray is extended.[4] The anal fin has 3 spines and 6 soft rays.[3] The pelvic fin extends past the anus and the caudal fin is weakly emarginate.[4] This species reaches a maximum total length of 14 cm (5.5 in).[3] The overall colour is yellow to orange with large, indistinct, dusky brown blotches along the back. There is a pair of poorly defined brown spots just above the gill cover. The fins are yellowish in colour with spots on the soft rayed part of the dorsal fin.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Cirrhitichthys aureus is found in the Indo-Pacific region from India east to Japan and China, it has also been recorded in southern Indonesia.[3] Thus species is found around rocky cliffs within reefs and is found at depths between 5 and 20 m (16 and 66 ft).[5]
Biology
Cirrhitichthys aureus have been shown, at least in captivity, to be able to change sex in either direction. They lay pelagic eggs.[3] Their diet is made up of fishes and crustaceans.[5] In the wild these fish are largely solitary.[6]
Utilisation
Cirrhitichthys aureus are not often collected for the aquarium trade.[5][6]
References
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^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cirrhitichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (25 February 2021). "Order CENTRARCHIFORMES: Families CENTRARCHIDAE, ELASSOMATIDAE, ENOPLOSIDAE, SINIPERCIDAE, APLODACTYLIDAE, CHEILODACTYLIDAE, CHIRONEMIDAE, CIRRHITIDAE, LATRIDAE, PERCICHTHYIDAE, DICHISTIIDAE, GIRELLIDAE, KUHLIIDAE, KYPHOSIDAE, OPLEGNATHIDAE, TERAPONTIDAE, MICROCANTHIDAE and SCORPIDIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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^ a b c d e f Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Cirrhitichthys aureus" in FishBase. June 2021 version.
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^ a b Randall, J. E. (1963). "Review of the hawkfishes (family Cirrhitidae)". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 114 (3472): 389–451.
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^ a b c "Cirrhitichthys aureus". Saltcorner. Bob Goemans. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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^ a b "CIRRHITICHTHYS AUREUS". De Jong Marine Life. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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Cirrhitichthys aureus: Brief Summary
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Cirrhitichthys aureus, the yellow hawkfish, the golden hawkfish or golden curlyfin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae. It is native to tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
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