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Forcipiger longirostris (Broussonet, 1782)

Longnose butterflyfish
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Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from southern Taiwan (Ref. 47843). Also Ref. 5193.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Shao, K.-T., S.-C. Shen, T.-S. Chiu and C.-S. Tzeng, 1992
National Database: The Fish Database of Taiwan

Common names from other countries

Longsnouted coralfish, Rare long-nose, Big long-nosed butterflyfish, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Forcipiger: Latin, forceps = instrument of the pincers kind used for seizing and holding objects, esp. In surgical and obstetric operations + latin, gero = to carry; 1634 (Ref. 45335).

Issue
The species Forcipiger cyrano Randall, 1961 is considered as valid in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref. 86697) following Randall (2007: Ref. 86689).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; não migratória; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 200 m (Ref. 89972).   Tropical; 28°N - 28°S, 32°E - 130°W

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Pitcairn islands, north to the Bonin [=Ogasawara] Islands, south to New Caledonia and the Austral Islands; throughout Micronesia.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9710)

Descrição suscinta Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 10 - 11; Raios dorsais (total) : 24 - 28; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 17 - 20.

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

A generally uncommon species that inhabits seaward reefs to depths greater than 60 m (Ref. 9710). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds mainly on whole organisms such as small crustaceans. Usually seen in pairs. Oviparous (Ref. 205), monogamous (Ref. 52884). Forms pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Sometimes dark brown instead of yellow (Ref. 48636). In the East Indian region this species is replaced by F. wanai at Cenderawasih Bay (Ref. 90102). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and social (Ref. 52884).

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Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)


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