Yellow longnose butterflyfish
Yellow body with long long snout
| Scientific name | Forcipiger flavissimus |
| English name | Yellow longnose butterflyfish |
| Japanese name | Fueyakkodai |
| Classification | Actinopterygii |
| Classification details | Perciformes Chaetodontidae |
| Full length | about 20 cm. |
| Distribution | Distributed in the tropics of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. |
Characteristics
A type of butterflyfish with a long, narrow snout and square body. The body is yellow even behind the eyes, the upper part of the face is black (dark brown), and the lower part is white. The boundary between white and black passes through the center of the eye. There is a single black spot on the anal fin.
Ecology
Inhabits coral reefs in tropical seas. It eats small animals such as crustaceans attached to rocks using its long, narrow mouth.
Habitat
Ishigaki Island
Taken during a coral reef dive. It seemed to be foraging by pecking rocks. It looked a little bigger than other butterflyfish.
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