Prognathodes basabei

Prognathodes basabei, the orange margin butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae.[1] It is found in Hawaii. This species reaches a length of 10.6 cm (4.2 in).[2]

Prognathodes basabei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Prognathodes
Species:
P. basabei
Binomial name
Prognathodes basabei
Pyle & Kosaki, 2016

Etymology

Named in honor of Peter K. Basabe, a diver and aquarium fish collector, for his role in the collection of the first specimen of this new species in 1998.[2]

References

  1. Pyle, R.L. & Kosaki, R.K. (2016): Prognathodes basabei, a new species of butterflyfish (Perciformes, Chaetodontidae) from the Hawaiian Archipelago. ZooKeys, 614: 137–152.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Prognathodes basabei" in FishBase. February 2015 version.


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