Scientific name:
Cirrhitus rivulatus
Distinctive features:
1. Dark olive to brown bands and markings outlined in bright blue to blue-green.
2. Two white to pale spots below rear dorsal fin.
Size:
10-16 in. max. 21 in.
Medium to light olive to brown. Large, fat lips; tassels on tips of dorsal fin spines. Also known as the hieroglyphic hawkfish.