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Forcepsfish

Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898

Status not recordedbony fish

The forcepsfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the forcepsfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the forcepsfish live?

Not recorded

Is the forcepsfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the forcepsfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusForcipiger
  7. SpeciesForcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898

Synonyms Foreipiger flavissimus

Other names and names in other languages (61)
  • Big long-nosed butterflyfishEnglish
  • Common longnose butterflyfishEnglish
  • Forceps butterflyfishEnglish
  • Long nose butterflyEnglish
  • Long-nose butterflyfishEnglish
  • Long-nosed butterflyfishEnglish
  • Long-nosed coralfishEnglish
  • Longnose butterflyfishEnglish
  • Longnosed butterflyfishEnglish
  • Longsnouted butterflyfishEnglish
  • Yellow long nose butterflyEnglish
  • Yellow longnose butterflyfishEnglish
  • Peix papallona nas d'agulla del PacíficCatalan
  • klipka žlutáCzech
  • Gul pincetfiskDanish
  • Gelber Masken-PinzettfischGerman
  • HachitaSpanish
  • KeltapinsettikalaFinnish
  • daliga ragutuFijian
  • Papillon longnezFrench
  • lauwiliwilinukunukuʻoiʻoiHawaiian
  • פרפרף כתוםHebrew
  • Aranysárga csipeszhalHungarian
  • Pesce forcipeItalian
  • フエヤッコダイJapanese
  • Gele pincetvisDutch
  • Pensetnik czarnogłowyPolish
  • Peixe-borboleta-de-focinho-comprido-do-PacíficoPortuguese
  • vaitiray
  • Жёлтая длиннорылая рыба-бабочкаRussian
  • Amerikansk NäbbfiskSwedish
  • paraha utu roaTahitian
  • ปลาผีเสื้อปากยาวเหลืองThai
  • Sunghanroot
  • 火箭蝶Chinese
  • Gelber Langnasen PinzettfischGerman
  • mariposa hociconaSpanish
  • Mariposa nariz largaSpanish
  • Mariposa narizonaSpanish
  • Pez Mariposa Hocicona amarillaSpanish
  • Chelmon à long becFrench
  • Poisson pincette à long nezFrench
  • Poisson-pincette jauneFrench
  • Lau wiliwili nukunuku 'oi'oiHawaiian
  • Pesce farfalla muso lungoItalian
  • Pesce farfalla pinzettaItalian
  • Pesce pinzetta comuneItalian
  • FueyakkodaiJapanese
  • ปลาผีเสื้อจมูกขาวเหลืองThai
  • ปลาผีเสื้อจมูกยาวขอบตาขาวThai
  • ปลาผีเสื้อปากยาวขอบตาขาวThai
  • Alibangbangroot
  • Gutumanuroot
  • Kepe monyong asliroot
  • Langneus-vlindervisroot
  • Paraha 'uturoaroot
  • Paru-paroroot
  • Paru-parung dagatroot
  • 黃鑷口魚Chinese
  • 黄镊口鱼Chinese
  • 火箭蝶/黃火箭Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the forcepsfish

Other species in the same genus Forcipiger.

Long-bill

Forcipiger longirostris

ChaetodontidaeNo free photo yet

CompareForcepsfish vs Long-billForcepsfish vs Cenderawasih longnose butterflyfish

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the forcepsfish?

The forcepsfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Forcepsfish (Forcipiger flavissimus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/forcepsfish

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{forcepsfish_2026,
  title = {Forcepsfish (Forcipiger flavissimus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/forcepsfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}