The spotted hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys aprinus, is a hawkfish of the family Cirrhitidae found across the Indo West Pacific oceans.

The spotted hawkfish can reach a maximum length of 12.5cm. They are red-pink and white in color and they have tassles on the tip of their dorsal fins.

They inhabite tropical reefs and they feed on very small fish and benthic invertebrates.