Hawkfish

August 31, 2008 · Filed Under Marine Fish Profiles 

The predatory hawkfish are so called because of their habit of swooping down from the above on their victims, similar to the birds of prey.

Long pectoral fins enable these fish to rest securely on a rocky perch, so that although they may sway in the current, they will not be swept away by the swell. This is important as they lack a swim bladder, so they find it difficult in maintaining their buoyancy in the water.

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    1. Iodine in Marine Aquariums | Saltwater Aquarium Guide on September 9th, 2008 12:19 pm

      [...] may become motionless in there a lack of iodine in the saltwater. Fish such as sharks, jawfish and hawkfish will develop goiters ( an abnormality of the thyroid) again if they receive a lack of [...]

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