''Prognathodes brasiliensis'', the Brazilian butterflyfish, is a species of

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in the

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Chaetodontidae. It is found in Brazil.

References

*Gasparini, J.L. and S.R. Floeter, 2001. The shore fishes of Trindade Island, western South Atlantic. J. Nat. Hist. 35:1639-1656. brasiliensis Marine fish of Brazil Endemic fish of Brazil Taxa named by Warren E. Burgess Fish described in 2001 {{Chaetodontidae-stub