Forcipiger | |
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Forcipiger flavissimus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Chaetodontidae |
Genus: |
Forcipiger D. S. Jordan & E. A. McGregor, 1898 |
Type species | |
Chaetodon longirostris Broussonet, 1782 |
Forcipiger is a genus of fish in the family Chaetodontidae, the butterflyfishes. It is distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
There are currently three recognized species in this genus: