Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Longnose Butterflyfish
Forcipiger flavissimus
Longnose Butterflyfish
Also known as: Forcepsfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Forcipiger flavissimus
Size: 5 to 7 in. (13 to 18 cm)  
Depth: 15-180 ft. (5-55 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family)
      └Forcipiger (Genus)

Disk & Oval
Butterflyfishes

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