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longnose butterflyfish (Forcipiger longirostris)
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Chaetodontidae

longnose butterflyfish

Forcipiger longirostris

Twenty Two Centimeters Chaetodontid Fish from the Hawaiian Islands

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

longnose butterflyfish is a marine fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 22 cm.

Maximum length
22 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Pitcairn islands, north to the Bonin [=Ogasawara] Islands, south to New Caledonia and the Austral Islands; throughout Micronesia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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