Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes

Genus: Prognathodes

(See list of species below)

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11 species (see list below)

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Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Prognathodes aculeatus
[Longsnout butterflyfish]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Prognathodes aya
[Bank butterflyfish]

Photo by Bertoncini, A.A.

Prognathodes brasiliensis
[]

Photo by Hooker, Y.

Prognathodes carlhubbsi
[]

Photo by Tanaka, H.

Prognathodes dichrous
[Bicolor butterflyfish]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Prognathodes falcifer
[Scythemarked butterflyfish]

No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm TL

Prognathodes guezei
[Gueze's butterflyfish]

Photo by Tanaka, H.

Prognathodes guyanensis
[French butterflyfish]

No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL

Prognathodes guyotensis
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Prognathodes marcellae
[]

Photo by Chan, T.T.C.

Prognathodes obliquus
[Oblique butterflyfish]

11 Species of Family Chaetodontidae with Genus Prognathodes
(Butterflyfishes)

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

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Chaetodontidae ButterflyfishesGenus: Prognathodes(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes

Genus: Prognathodes

(See list of species below)