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BPBM 14296Ichthyology

Forcipiger flavissimus

English: Common Longnose Butterflyfish (1); Hawaiian: lauwiliwili nukunuku 'oi'oi (1)

As recorded: Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, and R.M. McNairDean B. Cannoy →Rhett M. McNair →Johnson Randall →
Date
December 15, 1970
Locality
Mangareva Island; 2.5 miles SW of Makapu Island
Depth
18 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
22 Bishop specimens of Forcipiger flavissimus · collected 1902–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 15, 1970, J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, and R.M. McNair also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Forcipiger flavissimus. BPBM 14296. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36870090. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14296.

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