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BPBM 6240Ichthyology

Forcipiger longirostris

English: Big Longnose Butterflyfish (1); Hawaiian: Lauhaunukuiwi (1), llauwilliwili nukunuku 'oi'oi (2)

As recorded: Forcipiger longirostris (Broussonet, 1782)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall and C. PowellC.F. Mant Ex Powell Jr. →Johnson Randall →
Date
December 3, 1967
Locality
Enewetak Atoll; Jedrol (=Bogen; =Rex) islet; S side at edge of deep channel (East Channel)
Depth
14 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
21 Bishop specimens of Forcipiger longirostris · collected 1923–1973Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 3, 1967, J.E. Randall and C. Powell also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Forcipiger longirostris. BPBM 6240. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36870165. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6240.

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