Prognathodes geminus

Prognathodes geminus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chaetodontiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Chaetodontiformes

Familia: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Prognathodes
Species: Prognathodes geminus

Name

Prognathodes geminus Copus, Pyle, Greene & Randall, 2019

Type locality: Caroline Islands; Palau; Ngemelis Island, northwest side, “Blue Holes” (7.13791°N, 134.22181E), 116 m.

Holotype: BPBM 40857, GenBank MG895424, Barcode of Life PROGE001-17, 73.1 mm SL, Caroline Islands; Palau; Ngemelis Island, northwest side, “Blue Holes”, 7.13791N, 134.22181E; 27 April 2007; around limestone rock outcrop with limestone rubble; 116 m; hand nets; RL Pyle.

Paratype: USNM 440390, GenBank MG895423, Barcode of Life PROGE002-17, 1:70.0 mm SL, same location, habitat, collecting method, and date as holotype, BD Greene.

References

Primary references

Copus, J.M., Pyle, R.L., Greene, B.D. & Randall, J.E. 2019. Prognathodes geminus, a new species of butterflyfish (Teleostei, Chaetodontidae) from Palau. Zookeys 835: 125–137. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.835.32562 Reference page.

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