Longnose butterflyfish

phylum	Chordata	Forcipiger longirostris, commonly known as the longnose butterflyfish or big longnose butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish found on coral reefs throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific. 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. 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. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Butterflyfish
class	Actinopterygii
order	Perciformes
family	Chaetodontidae
genus	Forcipiger
species	F. longirostris

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