Yellow longnose butterflyfish
Species of marine fish in the family Chaetodontidae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The yellow longnose butterflyfish or forceps butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) is a species of marine fish in the family Chaetodontidae.
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Yellow longnose butterflyfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Chaetodontidae |
Genus: | Forcipiger |
Species: | F. flavissimus |
Binomial name | |
Forcipiger flavissimus D. S. Jordan & E. A. McGregor, 1898 | |
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The yellow longnose butterflyfish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area from the eastern coast of Africa to Hawaii, Red Sea included, and is also found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to the Revillagigedo Islands and the Galapagos.[1][2]
It is a small fish which grows up to 22 cm (8.7 in) in length.[2][3]
This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.