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Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Prognathodes: Greek, pro = first, in front of + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 12 - 140 m (Ref. 6943). Tropical; 17°N - 17°S, 26°W - 13°E
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal and Cape Verde to the Gulf of Guinea (4°S). Reported from Angola (Ref. 3166).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27000)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 13;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 19-20;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 15 - 16. Body is silvery white with a black bar running anteriorly from the base of the dorsal spine to the lower jaw passing through the eye and second black bar running vertically from the ninth dorsal spine to the base of the anal fin rays.
A littoral species. Most specimens were collected on soft bottoms (Ref. 6943). Minimum depth range reported taken from Ref. 27000. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Maugé, L.A., 1990. Chaetodontidae. p. 837-840. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6943)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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