Scientific Name	Cirrhitichthys falco   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Randall, 1963	Depth	4 - 46M
Chinese	鷹金	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F402　Cirrhitidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	鷹金
Max Length	7 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	短嘴格、格仔、花獅(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Mindanao
Synonyms	Cirrhitichthys serratus, Cirrhitichtys falco
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Randall, J. E. 1963 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054980. ASIZP0057091. BPBMI23215. NMMBP01194. NMMBP06133. NMMSTP00204. NTUM03626. NTUM03738. NTUM03771. NTUM03772. NTUM03776. NTUM06733.
Common Name	Dwarf hawkfish; Falco hawkfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate; body depth 2.9-3.4 in standard length; snout pointed. A fringe of cirri on the hind edge of the anterior nostril. Interorbital space scaleless. Palatine teeth present. A single dorsal fin with X spines and 12 rays, a tuft of cirri near tip of each dorsal spine; anal fin with III spines and 6 rays; lower 6 pectoral rays unbrached, the longest ray reaching a vertical through base of second anal spine; caudal fin emarginate. Lateral line complete, with 42-45 scales; 3 rows of scales above lateral line; 4 rows of large scales on cheek. Body whitish with small dark reddish brown spots, most grounped to from five bars on body those broadered dorsally, the darkest centred beneath front of dorsal fin and extending onto posterior part of head; two narrow reddish brown bars on lower head passing ventrally from eye.
habitats	Shallow coastal to outer reef flats and slopes to 45 m depth. Common inhabitant of coral reefs, typically resting at the bases of coral heads. Studies indicate that haremic and spawns nightly. Occasionally in pairs.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-Pacific from Maldives to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Widely around coral reefs in Taiwan.
Utility	Aquarium fishes.