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longirostris
Updated 5/16/2022
Family Chaetodontidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Forcipiger longirostris
Old Kona Airport, Hawaii, 40 feet
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Ke'ei, Hawaii, 45 feet
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Transition phase, Honaunau, Hawaii, 30 feet
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Dark phase, Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet
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Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, 50 feet
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Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet |
YO-257 Wreck, Waikiki, Oahu, 80 feet
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Sand Island Pipe, Oahu, 75 feet |
Sand Island Pipe, Oahu, 75 feet
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Puako, Hawaii, 35 feet |
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Puako, Hawaii, 35 feet |
Mokuleia, Oahu, 100 feet
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Puako, Hawaii, 45 feet |
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LONGNOSE BUTTERFLYFISH
lauwiliwili nukunuku 'oi'oi Ofueyakkodai
| Pairs are locally common on seaward reefs to 200 feet. Brown fish
are encountered along the leeward coast of the island of Hawai'i, and
the species is rarely seen west of O'ahu. Feeds upon
small crustaceans. Bright yellow or brown, mouth opening less than
5mm and a white patch behind the pectoral fin contains rows of brown
dots. The Forcepsfish, Forcipiger
flavissimus has a larger gape, shorter snout, and lacks the
white breast patch. Attains 8.5 inches. East Africa to Ogasawara,
Hawai'i, and Pitcairn Island. |
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