Prognathodes Explained
Prognathodes is a genus of butterflyfish in the family Chaetodontidae. 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. In the past they were commonly included in the genus Chaetodon. They are whitish, yellow, black and dark brown, and reach 10cm-16cmcm (00inches-06inchescm) in length.
Species
There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:
- Prognathodes aculeatus (Poey, 1860) (Longsnout butterflyfish)
- Prognathodes aya (D. S. Jordan, 1886) (Bank butterflyfish)
- Prognathodes basabei Pyle & Kosaki, 2016[1] (Orangemargin butterflyfish)
- Prognathodes brasiliensis W. E. Burgess, 2001 (Brazilian butterflyfish)
- Prognathodes carlhubbsi Nalbant, 1995 (Southern scythemarked butterflyfish)
- Prognathodes dichrous (Günther, 1869) (Bicolor butterflyfish)
- Prognathodes falcifer (C. L. Hubbs & Rechnitzer, 1958) (Northern scythemarked butterflyfish)
- Prognathodes geminus Copus, Pyle, Greene & Randall, 2019 (Twin butterflyfish)[2]
- Prognathodes guezei (Maugé & Bauchot, 1976) (Gueze's butterflyfish)
- Prognathodes guyanensis (J. Durand, 1960) (French butterflyfish)
- Prognathodes guyotensis (Yamamoto & Tameka, 1982) (Guyote butterflyfish)
- Prognathodes marcellae (Poll, 1950) (Macaronesian butterflyfish)
- Prognathodes obliquus (Lubbock & A. J. Edwards, 1980) (Oblique butterflyfish)
Notes and References
- Pyle, R.L. & Kosaki, R.K. (2016): Prognathodes basabei, a new species of butterflyfish (Perciformes, Chaetodontidae) from the Hawaiian Archipelago. ZooKeys, 614: 137–152.
- Web site: Prognathodes geminus, Twin butterflyfish. 2021-10-10. www.fishbase.se.