Long Nosed Butterflyfish 
Long Nosed Butterflyfish
Forcipiger flavissimus or Forcipiger longirostris
Location Habitat
The more common, Forcipiger flavissimus, is found throughout the islands. The rarer variety, Forcipiger longirostris, is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and is found off of Kona where it also occurs as a black variant. It uses its long forcep-like snout to pick out small crustaceans from narrow crevaces.
Biology & Physical Description
Long Nosed Butterfly fish, has a naturally occurring black variant. Typically, they are seen in pairs, one black and one yellow. Ironically, when removed from their natural environment, these black individuals return to their yellow coloration.