Bank butterflyfish (Prognathodes aya)

Scientific name: Prognathodes aya Jordan, 1886

Bank butterflyfish (Prognathodes aya)

The Bank butterflyfish (Prognathodes aya) is a marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, North Carolina and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan in Mexico; unknown in Bahamas and Antilles.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-20; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16. Broad dark bar slopes down and backward from middle of spiny dorsal fin to base of rear part of anal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Prognathodes aya
Family
Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Depth range
20–170 m (66–558 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 170 m, usually 45 - 170 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: North Carolina and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan in Mexico; unknown in Bahamas and Antilles.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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