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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Prognathodes: Greek, pro = first, in front of + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 60 - 230 m (Ref. 47838), usually 100 - 230 m (Ref. 47838). Tropical

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Western Atlantic: known from several localities in the West Indies and ranging south to São Paulo, Brazil (Ref. 57756).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9626)

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Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 15

Inhabit steep offshore rocky reefs (Ref. 47838). Feed on sponges, filamentous algae and small crustaceans (Ref. 9626). Rarely seen except from submersibles below 100 m (Ref. 9710). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

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Allen, G.R., R. Steene and M. Allen, 1998. A guide to angelfishes and butterflyfishes. Odyssey Publishing/Tropical Reef Research. 250 p. (Ref. 47838)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 06 October 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial

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Prognathodes guyanensis (Durand, 1960)