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Updated 3/17/2024
Family Monacanthidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC
Oxymonacanthus longirostris
Faga'alu, American Samoa, 10 feet
LONGNOSE FILEFISH Tengukawahagi
Pairs are locally common among thickets of staghorn (Acropora) corals. Feeds upon coral polyps. Attains 5 inches. East Africa to Okinawa and Tonga.