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Forcipiger longirostris (Big Longnose Butterflyfish)
Scientific name: Forcipiger longirostris

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Osteichthyes → Gigaclass Actinopterygii → Class Actinopteri → Subclass Teleostei → Order Acanthuriformes → Family Chaetodontidae → Genus Forcipiger

Common name: Big Longnose Butterflyfish
Locations: Hawaii
Group: Marine LifeFishButterflyfishes

It's bigger than the common longnose butterflyfish, but less common. Also, it has black spots behind its pectoral fins, while the common longnose butterflyfish has a plain yellow side.

Some big longnose butterflyfish are black all over.

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Forcipiger longirostris (Big Longnose Butterflyfish)
Forcipiger longirostris (Big Longnose Butterflyfish)
Forcipiger longirostris (Big Longnose Butterflyfish)
Forcipiger longirostris (Big Longnose Butterflyfish)
Forcipiger longirostris (Big Longnose Butterflyfish)
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