BPBM 32440Ichthyology

Cirrhitichthys falco

Dwarf Hawkfish

As recorded: Cirrhitichthys falco Randall, 1963

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Cirrhitidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and P.L. ColinPatrick Colin →Johnson Randall →
Date: October 28, 1987
Locality: Port Moresby; off Bootless Inlet; S of Motupore Island; Horseshoe Reef (Barrier Reef); caves
Island: Port Moresby
Region: Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -9.5964, 147.2760
Depth: 14 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

20 Bishop specimens of Cirrhitichthys falco · collected 1950–1987Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On October 28, 1987, J.E. Randall and P.L. Colin also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Cirrhitichthys falco observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-03-07.

2024-03-07

Coral Sea, PG

(c) brinavet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-09-03

Coral Sea, PG

(c) ulexeuropaeus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2007-08-29

Kairuku-Hiri, PG-CE, PG

(c) Keith Martin-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2006-11-18

Quayle's reef

(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2005-09-04

Quayle's reef

(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cirrhitichthys falco. BPBM 32440. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36009229. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/32440.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36009229 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026