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Family Chaetodontidae

Butterflyfishes

 

Forcepsfish, Puako, 30 feet Forcepsfish, Hanauma Bay, 25 feet

Scientific name Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898
Common name FORCEPSFISH
Hawaiian name Lauwiliwilinukunuku'oi'oi
Japanese name Fueyakkodai
Habitat Reefs
Depth To 350 feet
Diet Tube feet and pedicellariae of echinoderms, worm tentacles, and other invertebrates
Size 8.5 inches
Abundance Common
Distribution Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, and Eastern Pacific
Notes Region behind pectoral fin lacks small dots, opening of mouth is greater than F. longirostris, while snout is shorter
Similar species Forcipiger longirostris

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