Yellow longnose butterflyfish

Forcipiger flavissimus

Yellow longnose butterflyfish

Distribution: from the Red Sea and Eastern Africa to Southern JapanHawaii, Easter Island and Lord Howe. Also occurs in Eastern Pacific, from the Gulf of California to Central America and the Galápagos Islands.

Spots where Forcipiger flavissimus has been spotted by snorkelers

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