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Environment
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Reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 1 - 114 m
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Climate / Range
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Tropical; 36°N - 32°S, 30°E - 79°W
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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian and Easter islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia. Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico and from the Revillagigedo and Galapagos Islands.
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Short description
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Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 25; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19. F. flavissimus has relatively shorter snout with a larger mouth, higher dorsal spine count, and absence of dark-centered scales on the thorax than F. longirostris.
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Fish Facts
Long-nosed Butterflyfish, (Forcipiger longirostris )
stewart whitfield - Saturday, September 12, 2009
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