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Updated 4/9/2020

Family Cirrhitidae

ASIAN PACIFIC

Cirrhitichthys aureus

Futo, Izu, Japan, 45 feet

Osezaki, Izu, Japan, 30 feet

GOLDEN HAWKFISH

Locally common along dropoffs at scuba depth in Japan.  Attains 5.5 inches.  India, China, Japan, and Sulawesi.