Common Name: Long-nosed Butterflyfish
Species Name: Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898
Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean: Red Sea to Africa and to California, and has also been recorded on the Great Barrier Reef
Size: Up to 6 inches (15 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits areas rich in coral growth and occurs at a depth of 15 to over 80 feet (5 - 25 m)
General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 77 - 82°F (25 - 28°C) and natural diet consists mainly of coral polyps, worms, clams, tunicates, and crustaceans. Easily maintained in the aquarium and will accept a wide variety of foodstuffs. If there's such a thing as the top best ten butterflies to keep, this is one of them.
Aquarium Suitability: * *
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* - Suited for the reef aquarium;
** - Better suited for the fish-only aquarium;
*** - Better left in nature;
**** - Needing an aquarium larger than 125 gallons; and,
***** - Needing their own private environment/special tankmates.