Ten hawkfish species compared through exact Wikimedia Commons photographs of their patterns, fins and profiles. An editorial selection, not a scientific ranking. Attribution: 1. File:2018 fiji, 10 april, freeway, dwarf hawkfish (40966872195).jpg; q phia; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2018_fiji,_10_april,_freeway,_dwarf_hawkfish_(40966872195).jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16, dark blurred copy of photograph extends background, title and caption bars. 2. File:Pez halcón moteado (Cirrhitichthys aprinus), Anilao, Filipinas, 2023-08-23, DD 186.jpg; Diego Delso; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pez_halc%C3%B3n_moteado_(Cirrhitichthys_aprinus),_Anilao,_Filipinas,_2023-08-23,_DD_186.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16, dark blurred copy of photograph extends background, title and caption bars. 3. File:Pez halcón de coral (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus), Zanzíbar, Tanzania, 2024-05-29, DD 08.jpg; Diego Delso; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pez_halc%C3%B3n_de_coral_(Cirrhitichthys_oxycephalus),_Zanz%C3%ADbar,_Tanzania,_2024-05-29,_DD_08.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16, dark blurred copy of photograph extends background, title and caption bars. 4. File:OkiGB.jpg; Izuzuki; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OkiGB.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16, dark blurred copy of photograph extends background, title and caption bars. 5. File:Pez halcón de nariz larga (Oxycirrhites typus), Nosy Antanimora, Madagascar, 2025-09-15, DD 28.jpg; Diego Delso; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pez_halc%C3%B3n_de_nariz_larga_(Oxycirrhites_typus),_Nosy_Antanimora,_Madagascar,_2025-09-15,_DD_28.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16, dark blurred copy of photograph extends background, title and caption bars. 6. File:Flame Hawkfish Neocirrhites armatus.jpg; Brian Gratwicke; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flame_Hawkfish_Neocirrhites_armatus.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16, dark blurred copy of photograph extends background, title and caption bars. 7. File:Pez halcón (Paracirrhites arcatus), Zanzíbar, Tanzania, 2024-05-29, DD 65.jpg; Diego Delso; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pez_halc%C3%B3n_(Paracirrhites_arcatus),_Zanz%C3%ADbar,_Tanzania,_2024-05-29,_DD_65.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16, dark blurred copy of photograph extends background, title and caption bars. 8. File:Pez halcón de cabeza moteada (Paracirrhites forsteri), parque nacional Ras Muhammad, Egipto, 2022-03-28, DD 107.jpg; Diego Delso; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pez_halc%C3%B3n_de_cabeza_moteada_(Paracirrhites_forsteri),_parque_nacional_Ras_Muhammad,_Egipto,_2022-03-28,_DD_107.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16, dark blurred copy of photograph extends background, title and caption bars. 9. File:ParacirrhitHemistictRLS.jpg; Rick Stuart-Smith / Reef Life Survey; CC BY 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ParacirrhitHemistictRLS.jpg; Uniform scaling without cropping; fitted into 9:16, dark blurred copy of photograph extends background, title and caption bars. 10. File:Amblycirrhitus pinos - Reef1810.jpg; NOAA Photo Library; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amblycirrhitus_pinos_-_Reef1810.jpg; Habitat margins cropped to enlarge complete fish; fitted into 9:16, dark blurred copy of photograph extends background, title and caption bars.