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Forcipiger wanai

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Forcipiger wanai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Forcipiger
Species:
F. wanai
Binomial name
Forcipiger wanai

Forcipiger wanai, the Cenderawasih longnose butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish from the family Chaetodontidae. It is endemic to Cenderawasih Bay in the Bird's Head Peninsula region of West Papua.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Forcipiger wanai". FishBase. December 2019 version.