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Family Chaetodontidae

Butterflyfishes

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Forcipiger flavissimus

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet

Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet

 

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet

 

Kewalo, Oahu, 90 feet

Kewalo, Oahu, 90 feet

 

Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet

Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet

100 foot Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 80 feet

 

100 foot Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 80 feet

Sea Cave, Oahu, 50 feet

FORCEPSFISH    LAUWILIWILINUKUNUKU'OI'OI    Fueyakkodai    Mariposa hochicona

Common as pair on reefs to 350 feet.  Feeds upon tube feet and pedicellariae of echinoderms, worm tentacles, and other invertebrates.  Region behind pectoral fin lacks small dots, opening of mouth is greater than F. longirostris, while snout is shorter.  Attains 8.5 inches.  Indo-Pacific, Red Sea to Japan, Hawaii, Easter Island, Mexico, and the Galapagos.

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