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Forcipiger longirostris in life
In life — Longnose Butterflyfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) zsispeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
BPBM 12773Ichthyology

Forcipiger longirostris

Longnose Butterflyfish

As recorded: Forcipiger longirostris (Broussonet, 1782)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
February 25, 1971
Locality
Raivavae Island; S of Motu Haa; outside barrier reef
Region
French Polynesia
Coordinates
-23.9066, -147.6610 ± 301 m
Depth
36 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
21 Bishop specimens of Forcipiger longirostris · collected 1923–1973Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On February 25, 1971, J.E. Randall also collected 8 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Forcipiger longirostris. BPBM 12773. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36869568. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12773.

Record sources