Prognathodes guezei

Prognathodes guezei
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Chaetodontidae
Genus:	Prognathodes
Species:	P. guezei
Binomial name
	Prognathodes guezei; (Maugé & Bauchot, 1976)
Synonyms
	Chaetodon guezei Maugé & Bauchot, 1976;

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]

The fish is named in honor of marine biologist Paul Guézé, who collected the holotype specimen and helped collect even more paratype specimens.^[4]

^ 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.

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