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Family Chaetodontidae
Butterflyfishes
HAWAII
Forcipiger flavissimus
Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet |
Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet
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FORCEPSFISH
| Hawaiian name |
Lauwiliwilinukunuku'oi'oi |
| Japanese name |
Fueyakkodai |
| Samoan name |
Gutumanu |
| Mexican name |
Mariposa hochicona |
| Habitat |
Reefs |
| Depth |
To 350 feet |
| Diet |
Tube feet and pedicellariae of echinoderms, worm
tentacles, and other invertebrates |
| Size |
8.5 inches |
| Abundance |
Common |
| Distribution |
Indo-Pacific, Red Sea to Japan, Hawaii, Easter Island, Mexico, and the
Galapagos |
| Notes |
Region behind pectoral fin lacks small dots, opening of mouth is greater than
F. longirostris,
while snout is shorter |
| Similar species |
Forcipiger longirostris |
Forcipiger longirostris
Old Kona Airport, Hawaii, 40 feet
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Ke'ei, Hawaii, 45 feet |
Transition phase, Honaunau, Hawaii, 30 feet
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Dark phase, Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet |
Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, 50 feet
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LONGNOSE BUTTERFLYFISH
| Hawaiian name |
Lauwiliwilinukunuku'oi'oi |
| Japanese name |
Ofueyakkodai |
| Samoan name |
Gutumanu |
| Habitat |
Seaward reefs |
| Depth |
To at least 200 feet |
| Diet |
Small crustaceans |
| Size |
8.5 inches |
| Abundance |
Fairly common off the islands of Hawaii and
Maui, rare elsewhere |
| Distribution |
Indo-Pacific, East Africa to Ogasawara, Hawaii, and Pitcairn Island |
| Notes |
Opening of mouth very small; snout very long; rows of brown dots
below pectoral fin
Brown color form often seen along the Kona
coast of Hawaii
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| Related Species |
Forcipiger flavissimus |
INDO-PACIFIC
Chelmon rostratus
Waikiki Aquarium
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COPPERBAND BUTTERFLYFISH
| Japanese name |
Hashinaga-chochouo |
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| Habitat |
Inshore reefs, bays, and estuaries |
| Depth |
To 75 feet |
| Diet |
Invertebrates |
| Size |
8 inches |
| Abundance |
Common |
| Distribution |
Andaman Sea to Okinawa and Australia |
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| Similar species |
Chelmon marginalis has fewer orange bars |
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