Long-nosed Butterflyfish, (Forcipiger longirostris )

Fish Facts

stewart whitfield - Saturday, September 12, 2009

Environment

Reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 1 - 114 m

Climate / Range

Tropical; 36°N - 32°S, 30°E - 79°W

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian and Easter islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia. Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico and from the Revillagigedo and Galapagos Islands.

Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 25; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19. F. flavissimus has relatively shorter snout with a larger mouth, higher dorsal spine count, and absence of dark-centered scales on the thorax than F. longirostris.

Forcipiger