Alex Mustard / Forster's hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) on a coral reef. Jackson Reef, Tiran, Sinai, Egypt. Strait of Tiran, Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt.

Jeff Rotman / Close-up of skin of a Hieroglyphic hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus). Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Arc-eye hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) often found perched on corals like Acropora, Stylophora, and Pocillopora, Xiaoliuqiu Island, Taiwan

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Freckled Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri), Christmas Island, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Freckled Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri), Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Georgette Douwma / Threadfin hawkfish (Cirrhytichthys aprinus). West Papua, Indonesia. Indo-West Pacific.

David Fleetham / Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) and invasive Snowflake coral (Carijoa riisei) on wreck of the Carthiginian. Maui, Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) on Coral perch. Hawaii.

Alex Mustard / A close up portrait of a giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus) waiting in ambush. Wolf Island, Galapagos National Park, Galapagos Islands. East Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / A threadfin hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aprinus) on a barrel sponge. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Yellow hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aureus) Po Bin Chau, Sai Kung archipelago, Hong Kong, China.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Yellow hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aureus) Po Bin Chau, Sai Kung archipelago, Hong Kong, China.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Yellow hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aureus) Bin Chau, Sai Kung archipelago, Hong Kong, China.

Richard Robinson / Blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) juvenile, at North Minerva Reef / Teleki Tokelau a disputed territory in the South Pacific between Tonga and Fiji.

Richard Robinson / Arc-eye wawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) at Ono-i-Lau / Ono-i-Tonga, Lau Island Group, Fiji.

Richard Robinson / Arc Eye Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) at Walpole Island, New Caledonia. .

Richard Robinson / Dwarf Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys falco) at Walpole Island, New Caledonia.

Alex Mustard / Dwarf hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys falco) perched on the ridges of a barrel sponge. Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.

Bert Willaert / Freckled hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Alex Mustard / Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) in its home sea fan (Annella mollis) on a coral reef. Small Crack, Sha'ab Mahmud, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea.

Franco Banfi / Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) two in coral, Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sulu Sea, Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines

Franco Banfi / Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus) Malpelo Island National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Colombia, East Pacific Ocean

Franco Banfi / Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sulu Sea, Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines

Franco Banfi / Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) in coral, Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sulu Sea, Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines

Franco Banfi / Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) hiding in coral, Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sulu Sea, Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines

Constantinos Petrinos / Falco hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys falco) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Franco Banfi / Coral hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus), Sea of Cortez, Baja California peninsula, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Spotted hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus), Aldabra Atoll, Natural World Heritage Site, Seychelles, Indian Ocean.

Claudio Contreras / Coral Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus), Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Socorro Islands), Pacific O...

Doug Perrine / Bleached Antler coral (Pocillopora edouxi) with Arceye hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) perched at bottom, Makako Bay, Keahole, Kona, Hawaii. Pacific Ocean.

Tony Wu / Yellow / Golden sawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aureus) portrait, Izu Peninsula, Japan.

Tony Wu / Yellow / Golden sawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aureus) portrait, Izu Peninsula, Japan.

Bertie Gregory / Freckled hawkfish, (Paracirrhites forsteri) on a coral reef, northern Red Sea.

Aflo / Arc-eye hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) Kume Island, Japan. June.

Aflo / Yellow hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aureus) on sea floor with Feather stars, Izu, Japan. December.

Pete Oxford / Freckled hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) Rainbow Reef, Fiji, South Pacific.

Franco Banfi / Eye of Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus) Sea of Cortez Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus) portrait. Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.

Pete Oxford / Arc-eye hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) Rainbow Reef, Fiji, South Pacific.

Franco Banfi / Coral hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus) Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.

Pascal Kobeh / Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) in amongst seafan / gorgonian, Sudan. Red Sea.

Pascal Kobeh / Close-up of a giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus) at night, Baja California peninsula, Mexico. Sea of Cortez.

Pete Oxford / Dwarf Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys falco), Rainbow Reef, Fiji

Alex Mustard / Portrait of Threadfin hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aprinus) on Barrel sponge (Xestospongia sp.) Horseshoe Bay, Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Alex Mustard / Portrait of Forster's hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) against the blue. Ras Katy, Sinai, Egypt. Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea.

Solvin Zankl / Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) in sea fan, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Solvin Zankl / Dwarf hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys falco) on coral branch, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Solvin Zankl / Spotted hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aprinus) portrait, above coral, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Michael Pitts / Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) on large gorgonian seafan. West New Britain.

Michael Pitts / Arc-eye hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) on coral. Maldives.

Michael Pitts / Freckled Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) profile, Maldives

Pete Oxford / Red spotted Hawkfish (Amblycirrhitus pinos) Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Michele Westmorland / Redspotted hawkfish (Amblycirrhitus pinos) St Vincent, West-Indies, Caribbean, May.

Birgitte Wilms / Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) and Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp), Solomon Islands

Hiroya Minakuchi / Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) camouflaged on sea fan, Celebes Sea

Fred Bavendam / Dwarf Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys falco), Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea

Chris Newbert / Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) on Sea Fan, 50 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Chris Newbert / Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) on Sea Fan 50 feet deep Papua New Guinea

Chris Newbert / Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) on Sea Fan (Siphonogorgia sp) 60 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Chris Newbert / Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) pair, 60 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Fred Bavendam / Hieroglyphic Hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Chris Newbert / Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys sp) sitting on small Leather Coral (Sarcophyton sp) 40 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Fred Bavendam / Threadfin Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aprinus) sitting among the branches of a Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp), Bali, Indonesia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Freckled Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri), Christmas Island, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Whitespot Hawkfish (Paracirrhites hemistictus), Christmas Island, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Freckled Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri), Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Pete Oxford / Threadfin Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aprinus), Banda Sea, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Freckled Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri), Banda Sea, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Arc-eye Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus), Banda Sea, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Hieroglyphic Hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus) camouflaged in rocks, Puerto Egas, Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Birgitte Wilms / Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys sp) camouflaged in Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp), Solomon Islands

Birgitte Wilms / Freckled Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri), Solomon Islands

Fred Bavendam / Freckled Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) hoping to grab a juvenile Damselfish (Chromis sp) on a staghorn coral colony, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Alex Mustard / Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) resting inside a Seafan (Muricella sp.) yawning, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Ceram Sea, Pacific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus) swimming next to underwater ledge. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus) swimming next to underwater ledge with schooling Blacktip cardinalfish (Apogon atradorsatus). Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus) resting on a rock in front of a shoal of Sardines (Sardina sp.), Espiritu Santo Island, Baja California, Mexico, Sea of Cortez.

Lucas Bustamante / Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus) peering out from rock crevice surrounded by shoal of Blacktip cardinalfish (Apogon atradorsatus), Cousin's Rock, Galapagos National Park, Pacific Ocean.

Doug Perrine / Redbarred hawkfish (Cirrhitops fasciatus) portrait, Makako Bay, North Kona, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.

Doug Perrine / Redbarred hawkfish (Cirrhitops fasciatus) portrait, Makako Bay, North Kona, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.

Doug Perrine / Redbarred hawkfish (Cirrhitops fasciatus) portrait, Makako Bay, North Kona, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Freckled hawkfish / Foster's hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) with female Scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) prey in its mouth, South Male Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

David Fleetham / Pixy hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus), portrait, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.

Magnus Lundgren / Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) swimming between branches of Fan coral (Gorgonia sp.), Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Tony Wu / Arc-eye hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) observing the reef from a favored spot, Japan, Pacific Ocean.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus) close-up side profile, Downtown Aquarium, Denver, Colorado, USA. Captive.

David Fleetham / The Arc-eye hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) swimming between corals, Hawaii, USA.

Alex Mustard / Forster's hawkfish / freckled hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) perches on a rocky outcrop beneath a limestone pinnacle. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea. Tropical West Pacific...

Claudio Contreras / Coral hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus), San Diego Island, Islands of the Gulf of California Protected Area, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, September

Claudio Contreras / Coral hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus), El Pardito Island, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, September

Claudio Contreras / Coral hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus), El Pardito Island, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, September

Claudio Contreras / Coral hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus), El Pardito Island, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, September

Claudio Contreras / Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus), La Reina Islet, close to Cerralvo Island (Jacques Cousteau Island), Gulf of California Islands Protected Area, Gulf of California