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title: "Giant Hawkfish"
description: "Cirrhitus rivulatus — Pesci. The giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus), also known as the hieroglyphic hawkfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/giant-hawkfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Giant Hawkfish

> Cirrhitus rivulatus — Pesci. The giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus), also known as the hieroglyphic hawkfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae.

- Scientific name: *Cirrhitus rivulatus*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1355
- Wikidata: [Q2299879](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2299879)
- iNaturalist taxon: [97880](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/97880)

## Names

- en: Giant Hawkfish
- es: Mero chino
- fr: Épervier géant

## Countries with the most observations

MX (547), EC (471), CR (170), PA (44), CO (6), NI (5)

## Summary

The giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus), also known as the hieroglyphic hawkfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae. It is a marine fish and the largest of the hawkfish family with maximum size of 60 cm (24 in) in total length. It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/342679111

## Machine access

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