Biology:Prognathodes guezei
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Short description: Species of fish
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Prognathodes |
| Species: | P. guezei
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| Binomial name | |
| Prognathodes guezei (Maugé & Bauchot, 1976)
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Prognathodes guezei, or Gueze's butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, from Réunion Island, and Mauritius to the Comoros Islands. This species reaches a length of 11.0 cm (4.3 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of marine biologist Paul Guézé, who collected the holotype specimen and helped collect even more paratype specimens.[3]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Prognathodes &speciesname= guezei" Prognathodes guezei " in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Prognathodes guezei" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 1): Families LOBOTIDAE, POMACANTHIDAE, DREPANEIDAE and CHAETODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/acanthuriformes1/.
- Allen, G.R., R. Steene and M. Allen, 1998. A guide to angelfishes and butterflyfishes. Odyssey Publishing/Tropical Reef Research. 250 p.
Wikidata ☰ Q2092671 entry
