| Prognathodes guezei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Prognathodes |
| Species: | P. guezei
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| Binomial name | |
| Prognathodes guezei (Maugé & Bauchot, 1976)
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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.
Description
Prognathodes guezei reaches a total length of 11.0 cm (4.3 in).3
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of marine biologist Paul Guézé, who collected the holotype specimen and helped collect even more paratype specimens.4
References
References
- 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.