Forcepsfish
Forcipiger flavissimus
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A longnose butterflyfish from the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii, and from the eastern Pacific, from Baja California to the Galápagos. It reaches 22 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Forcipiger flavissimus
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Chelmo longirostris, Forcipiger longirostris, Foreipiger flavissimus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, América do Sul, África, América do Norte
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 22 cm
- Lifespan
- 18 years
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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