Forcipiger longirostris
Big Longnose Butterflyfish
(Broussonet, 1782)Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 218759 ↗
Photo: (c) zsispeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) (iNaturalist)
21
Bishop specimens
1
Type specimens
1923
First collected
1973
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Where Bishop collected it
2 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1923 by "Tanager" Expedition (Wake Island). The Museum last collected it in 1973; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as August 26, 2026.
Alive today
183 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-08-26
Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-26
Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-26
Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA
(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-24
Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) yeahtoadally, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA
(c) CabbageHinjabi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-11
Honaunau Beach Rd, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) josh_demartino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-15
Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) Melody McClannahan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-29
Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) lposson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)