Gobies, blennies, and small marine fish
Long-snouted Hawkfish
Oxycirrhites typus
Photo: User:Haplochromis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size13 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeWith caution
Full profile
- Family
- Cirrhitidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific
- Size
- 13 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- medium (bottom-dwelling)
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (eats small shrimp)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ⚠️ Use caution (eats small shrimp)
Notes: Red pattern on a white background and a long snout. It perches on gorgonians and corals, observing everything. It is not safe around small cleaner shrimp.
