[Image]Scientific Name: Paracirrhites arcatus Family: Hawkfishes - Cirrhitidae Maximum Size: 13cm Identification: Shades of brown; arc-shaped marking of orange, red and blue lines behind eye, 3 orange dashes on lower edge of gill cover, broad white stripe on side to tail. Favourite: Solitary. Hide-out: Perch on coral heads of coastal, lagoon and seaward reefs in 1-35m. Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Hawaii and French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Australia.
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