Saltwater
Longnose butterflyfish
Forcipiger longirostris
Chaetodontidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 22 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 256 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Comoros, Cook Islands, Egypt, Fiji, and 26 more countries.
More about the species
Description
A generally uncommon species that inhabits seaward reefs to depths greater than 60 m. Benthopelagic. Feeds mainly on whole organisms such as small crustaceans. Usually seen in pairs. Oviparous, monogamous. Forms pairs during breeding. Sometimes dark brown instead of yellow. In the East Indian region this species is replaced by F. wanai at Cenderawasih Bay. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Chaetodon longirostris
- Chelmo longirostris
- Forcipiger cyrano
- Forcipiger inornatus
- Prognathodes longirostris
In other languages
- Näbbfisk
- Langsnudet pincetfisk
- Big long-nosed butterflyfish, Big longnose butterflyfish, Big longnosed butterflyfish, Big-longnose butterflyfish, Black long-nosed butterflyfish, Long-beaked butterfly fish, Long-bill, Long-nosed butterflyfish, Longsnouted coralfish, Pipe-snouted butterfly-fish, Rare long-nose, Rare longnose butterflyfish, Very-long-nose butterflyfish
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.