| Neocirrhites armatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cirrhitidae |
| Genus: | Neocirrhites |
| Species: | N. armatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neocirrhites armatus Castelnau, 1873 |
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Neocirrhites armatus is a hawkfish from the Pacific Ocean, approximately 9 cm (3.5 inches) in length. Its brilliant color (bright red with black dorsal markings) and alert demeanor means that it occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. Flame hawkfish lack a swim bladder (as do most hawkfishes) and are perchers and bottom-dwellers, living on and about coral heads and stony reefs.