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Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) is a premium Indian Ocean marine fish available from Bluefields Aquatics, based in Mtwapa, Mombasa, Kenya. We export to 67+ countries worldwide with full KFS and CITES documentation.
The Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) is a marine ornamental fish of the family Chaetodontidae, collected from the Indo-Pacific. Bluefields Aquatics exports the Longnose Butterflyfish as wholesale livestock to aquarium importers, stores and public aquariums across more than 67 countries, hand-collected from the Indian Ocean and Red Sea and packed to professional export standards.
Longnose Butterflyfish — quick facts
Care & aquarium requirements
Butterflyfish are graceful, disc-shaped reef fish whose delicate beauty makes them perennial favourites. Hardier species such as the threadfin and raccoon adapt readily to aquarium life, while others are dietary specialists, so species choice matters. All reward careful acclimation.
Compatibility & reef behaviour
Reef-safety varies: some butterflyfish are safe with caution, while many will sample coral polyps, so they are often kept in fish-only or carefully selected systems. Most are peaceful and do well in calm communities.
Export packaging & shipping
Each specimen is conditioned and purged before packing, then bagged in clean, temperature-matched saltwater and charged with pure oxygen for the journey. Bags are insulated in polystyrene boxes and routed for the shortest reliable transit to your airport, helping us hold DOA below 2%. For more on how we keep losses low, see our guides on professional packing and mortality prevention.
Order Longnose Butterflyfish wholesale
Bluefields Aquatics supplies the Longnose Butterflyfish and 250+ other marine species to wholesale buyers worldwide. Browse more from our species index, request our weekly stocklist for current availability and sizes, or contact our export team to plan an order.