Forcipiger
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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.[1]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2][3]
- Forcipiger flavissimus D. S. Jordan & E. A. McGregor, 1898 – yellow longnose butterflyfish
- Forcipiger longirostris (Broussonet, 1782) – longnose butterflyfish
- Forcipiger wanai G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Sbrocco, 2012[3]
Some authorities recognise a fourth species, F. cyrano,[4] but this taxon is not treated as valid by Fishbase.[2]
Gallery
References
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- ↑ a b 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. Template:ISBN
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