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Big longnose butterflyfish
Forcipiger longirostris (Broussonet, 1782)
AnimalsButterfly fish
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesia
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Black long-nosed butterflyfishBritish English
- Longnose butterflyfishBritish English
- Pipe-souted butterflyfishBritish English
- Rare longnose butterflyfish British English
- Langmaul-PinzettfischGerman (Germany)
- Pez mariposa de nariz largaEuropean Spanish
- Poisson-pincette à très long nezFrench (France)
- Chelmon à très long becFrench (France)
- Poisson-pincette à très long becFrench (France)
- Pesce farfalla dal naso lunghissimoItalian (Italy)
- Pesce forcipeItalian (Italy)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, LANZA Béatrice in : DORIS, 02/02/2020 : Forcipiger longirostris (Broussonet, 1782), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2210
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 06/04/2020 : Forcipiger longirostris (Broussonet, 1782), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1870
Modification history
- Created by Cédric Defrance on 06/04/2020
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