Prognathodes basabei

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

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

Prognathodes basabei reaches a standard length of 10.6 cm (4.2 in).^[2]

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

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

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[Pyle2016-1] Pyle, R.L. & Kosaki, R.K. (2016): Prognathodes basabei, a new species of butterflyfish (Perciformes, Chaetodontidae) from the Hawaiian Archipelago. ZooKeys, 614: 137–152.

[Fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Prognathodes basabei". FishBase. February 2015 version.

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