Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Longnose Butterflyfish
Forcipiger flavissimus
Longnose Butterflyfish
Also known as: Forceps Butterflyfish
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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family) Butterflyfishes
      └Forcipiger (Genus)
       └F. flavissimus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218760🔗
iNaturalist ID: 100990🔗

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