Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes

Genus: Prognathodes

(See list of species below)

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Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Prognathodes aculeatus
[Longsnout butterflyfish]

Photo by Photo by Dubosc, J.

Prognathodes aya
[Bank butterflyfish]

Photo by Photo by Pyle, R.L.

Prognathodes basabei
[Orange margin butterflyfish]

Photo by Photo by Bertoncini, A.A.

Prognathodes brasiliensis
[]

Photo by Photo by Hooker, Y.

Prognathodes carlhubbsi
[]

Photo by Photo by Tanaka, H.

Prognathodes dichrous
[Bicolor butterflyfish]

Photo by Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Prognathodes falcifer
[Scythemarked butterflyfish]

Photo by Photo by Pyle, R.L.

Prognathodes geminus
[Twin butterflyfish]

Photo by Photo by Pyle, R.L.

Prognathodes guezei
[Gueze's butterflyfish]

Photo by Photo by Tanaka, H.

Prognathodes guyanensis
[French butterflyfish]

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Max. Length 15 cm TL

Prognathodes guyotensis
[]

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.

Prognathodes marcellae
[]

Photo by Photo by Chan, T.T.C.

Prognathodes obliquus
[Oblique butterflyfish]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Prognathodes aculeatus	Longsnout butterflyfish	Western Atlantic	10 TL	1860
Prognathodes aya	Bank butterflyfish	Western Central Atlantic	15 TL	1886
Prognathodes basabei	Orange margin butterflyfish	Eastern Central Pacific	10.6 SL	2016
Prognathodes brasiliensis		Southwest Atlantic		2001
Prognathodes carlhubbsi		Southeast Pacific	12.1 SL	1995
Prognathodes dichrous	Bicolor butterflyfish	Southeast Atlantic	16 TL	1869
Prognathodes falcifer	Scythemarked butterflyfish	Eastern Pacific	15 TL	1958
Prognathodes geminus	Twin butterflyfish	Western Central Pacific	7.1 SL	2019
Prognathodes guezei	Gueze's butterflyfish	Western Indian Ocean	11 TL	1976
Prognathodes guyanensis	French butterflyfish	Western Atlantic	13.6 TL	1960
Prognathodes guyotensis		Northwest Pacific	15 TL	1982
Prognathodes marcellae		Eastern Atlantic	11.6 TL	1950
Prognathodes obliquus	Oblique butterflyfish	Eastern Central Atlantic	15 TL	1980

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: TeleosteiOrder: AcanthuriformesFamily: Chaetodontidae ButterflyfishesGenus: Prognathodes(See list of species below)

Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes

Genus: Prognathodes

(See list of species below)