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Longnose Butterflyfish
Forcipiger flavissimus
Animalia›Chordata›Actinopterygii›Perciformes›Chaetodontidae
📍 Indo-Pacific & Eastern Pacific
Vivid yellow butterfly with a comically long, forceps-like snout for extracting prey from coral branches. Hardier than most butterflyfish and more willing to accept prepared foods. Does best with abundant live rock.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 8.1–8.4
- diet
- carnivore/invertebrates
- maxSize
- 8.5 inches
- salinity
- SG 1.020–1.025
- minTankSize
- 75 gallons
- temperature
- 73–81°F (23–27°C)
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Temperature
73–81°F
23–27°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
77°F — 81°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Apr high)