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The Yellow Longnose Butterfly Fish is usually bright yellow in color with a lighter-hite area behind the pectoral fin. e snout of the Long Nose Butterfly is quite long, thin and the mouth opening is quite small. They quite interesting in shape. Their elongated snouts distinguish them from many other Butterflyfish, and their bright coloring and hardy nature can make them wonderful pets. One interesting behavior is their tendency to occasionally swim upside down along the surface of the water.

Names

Common Name: Longnose Butterfly Fish
Other Names: Caribbean Longsnout Butterflyfish, Atlantic Longnose Butterflyfish, Rosy Butterflyfish, Aculeatus Butterfly, Longnosed Butterflyfish, Yellow Longnose Butterfly
ientific Name: Forcipiger flavissimus

Level of Care: Easy-Moderate

Diet: Omnivore. Include marine fish, crustacean flesh, mysid shrimp and frozen preparations.

Natural Origin: Indo-Pacific

Sizes-Approximate: Small-Large: 1 - 4 inches

Individuals will vary and may not look identical to the images

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