Longnose butterfly fish (Forcipiger flavissimus)

Scientific name: Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898

Longnose butterfly fish (Forcipiger flavissimus)

The Longnose butterfly fish (Forcipiger flavissimus) is a marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-25; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19. F. flavissimus has relatively shorter snout with a larger mouth, higher dorsal spine count, and absence of dark-centered scales on the thorax than F. longirostris.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Forcipiger flavissimus
Family
Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.0
Depth range
1–114 m (3–374 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 114 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian and Easter islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia. Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico and from the Revillagigedo and Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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