---
title: "Dwarf Hawkfish"
description: "Cirrhitichthys falco — Pesci. The dwarf hawkfish, (Cirrhitichthys falco), is a small species of hawkfish found on tropical reefs in the Indo-Pacific region from the Maldives to the Caroline Islands and Samoa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/dwarf-hawkfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dwarf Hawkfish

> Cirrhitichthys falco — Pesci. The dwarf hawkfish, (Cirrhitichthys falco), is a small species of hawkfish found on tropical reefs in the Indo-Pacific region from the Maldives to the Caroline Islands and Samoa.

- Scientific name: *Cirrhitichthys falco*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1321
- Wikidata: [Q1043567](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1043567)
- iNaturalist taxon: [119398](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/119398)

## Names

- en: Dwarf Hawkfish
- es: Halcon de coral
- fr: Poisson-faucon tacheté

## Countries with the most observations

ID (267), PH (260), AU (162), FJ (131), NC (59), SB (35), TW (25), GU (24), VU (24), JP (22), MY (22), PG (21)

## Summary

The dwarf hawkfish, (Cirrhitichthys falco), is a small species of hawkfish found on tropical reefs in the Indo-Pacific region from the Maldives to the Caroline Islands and Samoa.  It can sometimes be found in the aquarium trade.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_hawkfish

## Photo

![Dwarf Hawkfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dwarf-hawkfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142345669

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dwarf-hawkfish?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).