Forcipiger is a genus of fish in the family Chaetodontidae, the butterflyfishes. It is distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region. The name of this genus means “bearing forceps” and is a reference to the long, slender snouts of the species in this genus.
Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus:Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2012): Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. 1292pp. University of Hawai'i Press. +SpeciesCommon nameImageForcipiger flavissimus D. S. Jordan & E. A. McGregor, 1898yellow longnose butterflyfishForcipiger longirostris (Broussonet, 1782)longnose butterflyfishForcipiger wanai G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Sbrocco, 2012Cenderawasih longnose butterflyfish Some authorities recognise a fourth species, F. cyrano, but this taxon is not treated as valid by Fishbase.
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