Prognathodes
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Prognathodes is a genus
of fishes in the family Chaetodontidae. In the past they were commonly included in the genus Chaetodon
instead. They are found at rocky reefs in tropical oceans around the world, and are mainly found deeper than Chaetodon; often a depths below those possible in normal scuba diving
. They are whitish, yellow, black and dark brown, and reach 10–16 cm (3.9–6.3 in) in length.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fishes in the family Chaetodontidae. In the past they were commonly included in the genus Chaetodon
Chaetodon
Chaetodon is a tropical fish genus in the family Chaetodontidae. Like their relatives, they are known as "butterflyfish". This genus is by far the largest among the Chaetodontidae, with about 90 living species included here, though most might warrant recognition as distinct genera.Several subgenera...
instead. They are found at rocky reefs in tropical oceans around the world, and are mainly found deeper than Chaetodon; often a depths below those possible in normal scuba diving
Scuba diving
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. They are whitish, yellow, black and dark brown, and reach 10–16 cm (3.9–6.3 in) in length.
Species
- Longsnout butterflyfishPrognathodes aculeatusThe longsnout butterflyfish, Prognathodes aculeatus, is a species of butterflyfish found in tropical atlantic waters. It is also known as the butterbun, the Caribbean longsnout butterflyfish, or Poey's butterflyfish...
, Prognathodes aculeatus (Poey, 1860) - Bank butterflyfishBank ButterflyfishThe Bank Butterflyfish is a species of butterflyfish found in tropical Atlantic waters.-Description:It is a silver–white-colored fish with yellow on all fins except the pectoral fins. It also has vertical dark bars on its eyes and near its caudal fin.-Habitat and range:The Bank Butterflyfish is...
, Prognathodes aya (Jordan, 1886) - Orangemargin butterflyfish, Prognathodes sp. "basabei" (undescribed species from HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
) - Prognathodes brasiliensis Burgess, 2001
- Southern scythemarked butterflyfish, Prognathodes carlhubbsi Nalbant, 1995
- Bicolor butterflyfish, Prognathodes dichrous (Günther, 1869)
- Northern scythemarked butterflyfish, Prognathodes falcifer (Hubbs & Rechnitzer, 1958)
- Gueze's butterflyfish, Prognathodes guezei (Maugé & Bauchot, 1976)
- French butterflyfish, Prognathodes guyanensis (Durand, 1960)
- Prognathodes guyotensis (Yamamoto & Tameka, 1982)
- Prognathodes marcellae (Poll, 1950)
- Oblique butterflyfish, Prognathodes obliquus (Lubbock & Edwards, 1980)