Prognathodes guezei, or Gueze's butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish, a marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, from Réunion Island, and Mauritius to the Comoros Islands.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Prognathodes |
| Species: | P. guezei
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| Prognathodes guezei | |
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Description
editPrognathodes guezei reaches a total length of 11.0 cm (4.3 in).[3]
Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of marine biologist Paul Guézé, who collected the holotype specimen and helped collect even more paratype specimens.[4]
References
edit- ^ Pyle, R., Allen, G. & Myers, R. (2010). "Prognathodes guezei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165644A6079181. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165644A6079181.en. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Prognathodes guezei". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Prognathodes guezei". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 1): Families LOBOTIDAE, POMACANTHIDAE, DREPANEIDAE and CHAETODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- Allen, G.R., R. Steene and M. Allen, 1998. A guide to angelfishes and butterflyfishes. Odyssey Publishing/Tropical Reef Research. 250 p.