Gueze's butterflyfish (Prognathodes guezei)

Scientific name: Prognathodes guezei Maug? & Bauchot, 1976

The Gueze's butterflyfish (Prognathodes guezei) is a marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Comoros, R?union, and Mauritius.

Biology

White overall with two broad black bars on sides extending onto dorsal fin; narrower black bar from dorsal fin origin, through eye, to snout; darkened rear margin of dorsal and anal fins, and black bar across tail base.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Prognathodes guezei
Family
Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Depth range
80 m (262 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 80 - ? m, usually 100 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Comoros, R?union, and Mauritius.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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