---
title: "Threadfin Hawkfish"
description: "Cirrhitichthys aprinus — Ryby. The spotted hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aprinus), the blotched hawkfish, redbarred hawkfish, boar hawkfish or threadfin hawkfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/threadfin-hawkfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Threadfin Hawkfish

> Cirrhitichthys aprinus — Ryby. The spotted hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aprinus), the blotched hawkfish, redbarred hawkfish, boar hawkfish or threadfin hawkfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae.

- Scientific name: *Cirrhitichthys aprinus*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1450
- Wikidata: [Q3754303](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3754303)
- iNaturalist taxon: [132686](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132686)

## Names

- en: Threadfin Hawkfish
- de: Gefleckter Korallenwächter
- es: Halcón Rojo barrado
- fr: Épervier à taches rouges

## Countries with the most observations

AU (912), ID (261), PH (179), ZA (18), TW (9), MY (6), TL (5), MZ (4), JP (3)

## Summary

The spotted hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aprinus), the blotched hawkfish, redbarred hawkfish, boar hawkfish or threadfin hawkfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region. A common species, it is found in rocky and coral areas of subtidal coastal reefs.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Olly Morgan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221494856

## Machine access

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