Where does the Longnose Butterflyfish live?
Forcipiger longirostris has 2,980 records in 47 countries and territories, from 1860 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 2,980 records
- 47 places
- 75 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesChaetodontidaeForcipiger
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 466 | |
| French Polynesia | 383 | |
| American Samoa | 313 | |
| Australia | 209 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 167 | |
| Solomon Islands | 120 | |
| New Caledonia | 115 | |
| Tonga | 103 | |
| Indonesia | 100 | |
| Nauru | 97 | |
| Guam | 87 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 87 | |
| Fiji | 81 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 63 | |
| Maldives | 61 | |
| Vanuatu | 54 | |
| Niue | 47 | |
| Tuvalu | 43 | |
| India | 41 | |
| Christmas Island | 34 | |
| Kiribati | 33 | |
| Palau | 33 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | |
| Réunion | 27 | |
| Marshall Islands | 26 | |
| Micronesia | 23 | |
| Philippines | 22 | |
| Mayotte | 20 | |
| Cook Islands | 16 | |
| Samoa | 16 | |
| Mexico | 11 | |
| Comoros | 9 | |
| French Southern Territories | 9 | |
| Mauritius | 5 | |
| Malaysia | 5 | |
| Seychelles | 5 | |
| Cocos Islands | 3 | |
| Timor-Leste | 3 | |
| ZZ | 3 | |
| Chile | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 47 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Chaetodontidae.
Threadfin Butterflyfish
15,761 records
Oval Butterflyfish
11,276 records
Speckled Butterflyfish
10,272 records
Ornate Butterflyfish
9,326 records
Chevroned Butterflyfish
9,205 records
Redstriped Butterflyfish
9,129 records
Vagabond Butterflyfish
9,005 records
Whitespotted Butterflyfish
7,647 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.