Forcipiger longirostris
Longnose Butterflyfish
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Chaetodontidae
Genus
Forcipiger
Species
Forcipiger longirostris
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Up to 22 cm (Total length)
Depth range
- From 3 m to 200 m
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish (species: Forcipiger flavissimus)
Forcipiger longirostris is distinguished by tiny black spots on its white breast and a slightly longer snout.
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
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. (Fishbase)
Behaviour
Usually seen in pairs. (Fishbase)
Diet
Feeds mainly on whole organisms such as small crustaceans. (Fishbase)
Web resources
References
- Bellwood, D.R., S. Klanten, P.F. Cowman, M.S. Pratchett, N. Konow and L. van Herwerden (2009). Evolutionary history of the butterflyfishes (f: Chaetodontidae) and the rise of coral feeding fishes, Journal of Evolutionary Biology, doi 10.1111: j1420-9101200901904x. LIRS catalog number 1348.
- Konow, N., D.R. Bellwood, P.C. Wainwright and A.M. Kerr (2008). Evolution of novel jaw points promote trophic diversity in coral reef fishes, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 93: 545-555. LIRS catalog number 1181.
- McNamara, M.K.A., R.D. Adlard, R.A. Bray, P. Sasal and T.H. Cribb (2012). Monorchiids (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) of chaetodontid fishes (Perciformes): Biogeographical patterns in the tropical Indo-West Pacific. Parasitology International,, 61: 288-306. LIRS catalog number 1604.
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