Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Big Longnose Butterflyfish
Forcipiger longirostris
Big Longnose Butterflyfish
Also known as: Rare Longnose Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Forcipiger longirostris
Size: 5 to 8 in. (13 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 15-180 ft. (5-55 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef
Note: Almost identical to the Longnose Butterflyfish, except slightly longersnout and lines of dots behind pectoral fins.
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Acanthuriformes (Order)
      └Chaetodontidae (Family)
       └Forcipiger (Genus)
        └F. longirostris (Species)

Disk & Large Oval
Butterflyfishes

Big Longnose Butterflyfish

Big Longnose Butterflyfish (Dark Form)

Pyramid Butterflyfish

Pennant Bannerfish

Masked Bannerfish

Humphead Bannerfish

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Eclipse Butterflyfish

Speckled Butterflyfish

Saddled Butterflyfish

Black Butterflyfish

Raccoon Butterflyfish

Redfin Butterflyfish

Atoll Butterflyfish

Ornate Butterflyfish

Dot-Dash Butterflyfish

Fourspot Butterflyfish

Latticed Butterflyfish

Reticulated Butterflyfish

Dotted butterflyfish

Chevroned Butterflyfish

Pacific Double-Saddle Butterflyfish

Teardrop Butterflyfish

Vagabond Butterflyfish

Longnose Butterflyfish



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