Forcipiger longirostris
Longnose Butterflyfish
As recorded: Forcipiger longirostris (Broussonet, 1782)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- April 4, 1972
- Locality
- Enewetak Atoll; pinnacle reef in lagoon near deep channel (East Channel)
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Depth
- 24 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 4, 1972, J.E. Randall also collected 5 other specimens.
Forcipiger longirostris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 597 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Raja Ampat, ID-IB, ID
(c) Rafi Nugraha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-21
Arue, French Polynesia
(c) Christopher Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-15
Manado, Bunaken (Laut), ID-SW, ID
(c) Tony Eales, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-09-08
Indonesia
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-30
Bunaken, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Guangfeng Jiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Forcipiger longirostris. BPBM 12746. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36868599. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12746.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36868599 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026