Longnose Butterflyfish
Also known as: Forcepsfish
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Chaetodontidae (Family)
└Forcipiger (Genus)
└F. flavissimus (Species)
