A secretive species remaining in or near interstices of rock, coral, or rubble (Ref. 2334, 58302). Moderately common in seaward reefs in areas exposed to moderate surge or currents (Ref. 2334). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 30874.

Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Mangaréva, Tuamoto Islands and the Hawaiian Islands, north to Taiwan; throughout Micronesia.

Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa (country)

Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Aldabra, Madagascar and western Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to Taiwan.

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 6

Maximum size: 85 mm NG

8.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710))

Irregular dark bars on body which may be broken into spots; 2 narrow diagonal bars on cheek; opercle and base of soft dorsal with large ocellated black spot (Ref. 5469).

Type for Amblycirrhitus bimacula
Catalog Number: USNM 50702
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Illustration
Collector(s): O. Jenkins
Year Collected: 1889
Locality: Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States, Hawaiian Islands, Pacific

reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 9710), usually 2 - 15 m (Ref. 37816)

Depth range based on 108 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 77 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0.8 - 35
  Temperature range (°C): 22.368 - 29.336
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 0.498
  Salinity (PPS): 33.532 - 36.148
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.454 - 5.032
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.085 - 0.301
  Silicate (umol/l): 0.897 - 4.892

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 0.8 - 35

Temperature range (°C): 22.368 - 29.336

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 0.498

Salinity (PPS): 33.532 - 36.148

Oxygen (ml/l): 4.454 - 5.032

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.085 - 0.301

Silicate (umol/l): 0.897 - 4.892
 
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Depth: 0 - 20m.
Recorded at 20 meters.

Habitat: reef-associated. Twospot hawkfish .  (Jenkins, 1903) Attains 8 cm. About 10 slightly irregular dark bars on body (sometimes broken into spots) and two diagonal bars on cheek; a large ocellated black spot on opercle and another at the base of the soft dorsal fin. Found on coral reefs or rocky bottoms. Ranges from Indo-Pacific south to East London in South Africa.  Seen at Antons by Dennis King 15/08/98

Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154).

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.


There are 4 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.  Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.


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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Specimens with Barcodes: 7
Species With Barcodes: 1

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aquarium: commercial