rami
Advanced Open Water
Lankan Reef · KaafuAverage
highlight59 min
+2Verified by Moodhu Bulhaa Dive Centre
FishLeast Concern
Black side hawkfish
Paracirrhites forsteri
Sightings logged
1
Dive sites
1
Peak season
Jul
About the Black side hawkfish
A black side hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri), known locally as Thijjehi gaaboa, is a member of the family Cirrhitidae (order Perciformes). It reaches common to 14 cm; max. 22.5 cm. It is found across the Indo-Pacific.
Best time to see in the Maldives
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Black side hawkfishPeak: Jul
💡 Sighting data is crowd-sourced from diver logs. Patterns sharpen as more dives are logged.
Dive sites with Black side hawkfish sightings
Recent sightings
Log a sighting3 Jul 2026
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