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Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus in life
In life — Pixy Hawkfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) terence zahner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by terence zahner
BPBM 11025Ichthyology

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus

Pixy Hawkfish

As recorded: Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1855)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Cirrhitidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, G.S. Haywood, and J.D. BryantJames Bryant →Dean B. Cannoy →G.S. Haywood →Johnson Randall →
Date
April 29, 1971
Locality
Uapou; Vaiehu Bay, S side (off entrance to large cave); rocky shore
Island
Uapou
Depth
5 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
32 Bishop specimens of Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus · collected 1924–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 29, 1971, J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, G.S. Haywood, and J.D. Bryant also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus. BPBM 11025. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36008704. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11025.

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