Forcipiger
Genus of tropical fish
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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]
| Forcipiger | |
|---|---|
| |
| Forcipiger flavissimus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Forcipiger D. S. Jordan & E. A. McGregor, 1898 |
| Type species | |
| Chaetodon longirostris Broussonet, 1782[1] | |
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 | _-_49151042771.jpg) |
| Forcipiger longirostris
(Broussonet, 1782) |
longnose butterflyfish | _(28655665197).jpg) |
| Forcipiger wanai
G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Sbrocco, 2012[4] |
Cenderawasih longnose butterflyfish | .JPG) |
Some authorities recognise a fourth species, F. cyrano,[5] but this taxon is not treated as valid by Fishbase.[3]