Amblycirrhitus bimacula (Jenkins, 1903)
Twospot hawkfish, 8.5cm

Amblycirrhitus bimacula lives deep in the rubble or under piles or rocks and is rarely seen at Kwajalein. We have personally only briefly glimpsed specimens in the Marshalls but never with enough time to take a photo. The two photos immediately below were taken by Jay Lord of two different specimesn in about 5m of water at different sites on the seaward reef of Kwajalein Atoll.

The specimen below is from Hawaii, where it was found damaged and lethargic next to some coral.

Created 6 April 2017
Updated 12 March 2018

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