Longnose hawkfish
Oxycirrhites typus
| Closest relatives | Perch family, groupers (35 species) |
| Habitat | on gorgonian corals at a depth of 10 to 100 meters |
| Behaviour | Males with several females, territorial, young are female, in adulthood single females can transform into males |
| Diet | small fish and crabs |
| Body length | 10 to 13 cm |
| Spawn | spawn at dusk, spawn and larvae drifting freely in the sea |
| Use | fishkeeping |
| Current status | widespread |
Sponsors
| K. Kägi, Feusisberg | |
| H. Lehmann, Flurlingen | |
| Ch. Arnold, Uster |
