Forcipiger longirostris

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Chaetodontiformes

Familia: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Forcipiger
Species: Forcipiger longirostris
Name

Forcipiger longirostris (Broussonet, 1782)

Type locality: Hawaiian Islands, Central Pacific

Holotype: BM(NH) 1962.12.2.1
Synonyms

Chaetodon longirostris Broussonet, 1782
Chelmo longirostris (Broussonet, 1782)
Forcipiger inornatus Randall, 1961
Prognathodes longirostris (Broussonet, 1782)

References

Broussonet, P.A.M. 1782: Ichthyologia, sistens piscium descriptiones et icones. Decas I. London. Ichthyologia, sistens piscium descriptiones et icones. Decas I.: 49 unnum. pages, incl. i-iv., Unnum. Pls. 1-11. BHL
Burgess, W. E. 1978: Butterflyfishes of the world. A monograph of the family Chaetodontidae. T.F.H. Publ., Inc. Ltd., Neptune City, New Jersey, U.S.A.: 1–832.

Links

Forcipiger longirostris – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Forcipiger longirostris in the World Register of Marine Species
Forcipiger longirostris in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Forcipiger longirostris in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Langmaul-Pinzettfisch
English: Longnose butterflyfish
русский: Обыкновенная длиннорылая рыба-бабочка
中文: 镊口鱼

Forcipiger longirostris, commonly known as the longnose butterflyfish or big longnose butterflyfish,[2] is a species of butterflyfish found on coral reefs throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific.[3] Even with its distinctive, point-like long nose, the longnose butterflyfish still can easily be confused with its more common cousin F. flavissimus. Both species may be kept in aquariums.
Description

F. longirostris has a compressed yellow body with a black triangular region on its head, and as the name implies, a long, silvery snout. Usually 10 or 11 dorsal spines, a black spot on the anal fin, and rows of small black spots on the breast are found. The fish grows to about 22 cm (8.7 in) in length. In comparison, F. flavissimus has more dorsal spines, lacks the black spots, and its operculum is more curved.[4]

Rarely, F. longirostris can be found in an all-black form, as well,[5] or the yellow portion may be brown.[2]
Behavior

F. longirostris is a diurnal omnivore,[6] feeding mostly on small crustaceans, tube feet of echinoderms and sea urchins, and polychaete tentacles. Like other butterflyfish species, longnose butterflyfish mate for life.
Nomenclature

F. longirostris, together with F. flavissimus, is known for having the longest fish name in the Hawaiian language: lauwiliwilinukunukuʻoiʻoi,[7] or "long-snouted (sharp-beaked) fish shaped like a wiliwili leaf". It was the first Hawaiian fish to receive a scientific name, when Captain James Cook collected a specimen (this remains part of the British Museum collection).[5]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Forcipiger longirostris.

Myers, R.F.; Pratchett, M. (2010). "Forcipiger longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165667A6085300. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165667A6085300.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Forcipiger longirostris" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
Lieske & Myers,Coral reef fishes,Princeton University Press, 2009, ISBN 9780691089959
"Longnose Butterflyfish". Australian Museum. November 2004. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
"02 Year - Final Report" (PDF). University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. November 10, 1975. pp. 49–50. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
"QUEST - Fish Identification List". Kalakaua Marine Education Center, University of Hawaii at Hilo. Archived from the original (Microsoft Word) on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
"Lauwiliwilinukunukuʻoiʻoi trivia". lovebigisland.com. Retrieved 2016-12-22.