Prognathodes basabei
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| Prognathodes basabei | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Prognathodes |
| Species: | P. basabei
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| Prognathodes basabei | |
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Prognathodes basabei, the orange margin butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish, a marine ray-finned fish in the family Chaetodontidae.[1] It is found in Hawaii.
Description
[edit | edit source]Prognathodes basabei reaches a standard length of 10.6 cm (4.2 in).[2]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- ^ Pyle, R.L. & Kosaki, R.K. (2016): Prognathodes basabei, a new species of butterflyfish (Perciformes, Chaetodontidae) from the Hawaiian Archipelago. ZooKeys, 614: 137–152.
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