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Common longnose butterfly
Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898
AnimalsButterfly fish
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Forceps butterflyfishBritish English
- Forceps fish British English
- Gul pincetfiskDanish (Denmark)
- Langmaul-PinzettfischGerman (Germany)
- Hachita European Spanish
- Mariposa hociconaEuropean Spanish
- Mariposa nariz largaEuropean Spanish
- Mariposa narizonaEuropean Spanish
- Poisson-pincette jauneFrench (France)
- Chelmon à long becFrench (France)
- Papillon long becFrench (France)
- Pesce farfalla naso lungoItalian (Italy)
- Pesce pincettaItalian (Italy)
Other invalid scientific names
- Foreipiger flavissimus
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, LANZA Béatrice in : DORIS, 02/02/2020 : Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2209
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1869
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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