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: D. Ross Robertson
Date: September 1, 1996
Locality: Kiritimati Atoll
Island: Kiritimati Atoll
Record type: Preserved specimen

22 Bishop specimens of Forcipiger flavissimus · collected 1902–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1996, D. Ross Robertson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Forcipiger flavissimus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,191 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21

Wangi-Wangi Dive, Wakatobi Regency, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia

(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Qamea, Fiji

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Díli, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island

(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-19

Dili Rock Dive Site, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

Indonesia

(c) Nicholas Buxton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Forcipiger flavissimus. BPBM 37456. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36870537. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/37456.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36870537 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026