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.[2]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3][4]
| Species | Common name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Forcipiger flavissimus
D. S. Jordan & E. A. McGregor, 1898 |
yellow longnose butterflyfish | File:Longnose butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) - 49151042771.jpg |
| Forcipiger longirostris
(Broussonet, 1782) |
longnose butterflyfish | File:Big longnose butterflyfish (Forcipiger longirostris) (28655665197).jpg |
| Forcipiger wanai
G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Sbrocco, 2012[4] |
Cenderawasih longnose butterflyfish | File:Aquarium de la Porte Dorée 20-08-2021 (28).JPG |
Some authorities recognise a fourth species, F. cyrano,[5] but this taxon is not treated as valid by Fishbase.[3]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 July 2020). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 1): Families LOBOTIDAE, POMACANTHIDAE, DREPANEIDAE and CHAETODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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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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