Only hawkfish with sickle tail. It is often confused with anthias. At night, this species also squats on the seabed in the manner typical of its family.
Size : 15 cm
Biology : At steep slopes and current-exposed coral heads, 10-132 m. While other hawkfish squat on the bottom and capture bottom-dwellers, this species usually swims some metres above the seabed and snaps at zooplankton, crustaceans and larvae floating by.
Distribution : East Africa to S Japan, Palau, New Caledonia and Tonga.