''Prognathodes'' is a genus of butterflyfish in the family Chaetodontidae. They are found at rocky reefs in tropical oceans around the world and are mainly found deeper than ''

Chaetodon ''Chaetodon'' is a tropical fish genus in the family Chaetodontidae. Like their relatives, they are known as "butterflyfish". This genus is by far the largest among the Chaetodontidae, with about 90 living species included here, though most migh ...

''; often a depths below those possible in normal scuba diving. In the past they were commonly included in the genus ''Chaetodon''. They are whitish, yellow, black and dark brown, and reach in length.

Species

There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Prognathodes aculeatus ''Prognathodes aculeatus'', the longsnout butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish found in tropical West Atlantic waters. It is also known as the butterbun, the Caribbean longsnout butterflyfish or Poey's butterflyfish. This species should ...

'' ( Poey, 1860) (Longsnout butterflyfish) * ''

Prognathodes aya The bank butterflyfish (''Prognathodes aya'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in tropical and sub-tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. Description The Bank bu ...

'' ( D. S. Jordan, 1886) (Bank butterflyfish) * ''

Prognathodes basabei ''Prognathodes basabei'', the orange margin butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish, a marine ray-finned fish in the family Chaetodontidae.Pyle, R.L. & Kosaki, R.K. (2016)''Prognathodes basabei'', a new species of butterflyfish (Perciformes ...

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''Prognathodes basabei'', a new species of butterflyfish (Perciformes, Chaetodontidae) from the Hawaiian Archipelago.
''ZooKeys, 614: 137–152.'' (Orangemargin butterflyfish) * ''

Prognathodes brasiliensis ''Prognathodes brasiliensis'', the Brazilian butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish, a marine ray-finned fish in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized bi ...

'' W. E. Burgess, 2001 (Brazilian butterflyfish) * ''

Prognathodes carlhubbsi ''Prognathodes carlhubbsi'', the southern scythemarked butterflyfish or southern scythe butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish found at rocky reefs in the tropical Eastern Pacific, where found at depths of at the Galápagos Islands, Cocos ...

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, 1995 (Southern scythemarked butterflyfish) * ''

Prognathodes dichrous ''Prognathodes dichrous'', the bicolor butterflyfish, also known as the bastard cunningfish or hedgehog butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the South Atlant ...

'' ( Günther, 1869) (Bicolor butterflyfish) * ''

Prognathodes falcifer ''Prognathodes falcifer'', the northern scythemarked butterflyfish or northern scythe butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish found at rocky reefs in the tropical Eastern Pacific, where found at depths of off southern California ( La Jolla ...

'' ( C. L. Hubbs & Rechnitzer, 1958) (Northern scythemarked butterflyfish) * ''

Prognathodes geminus ''Prognathodes geminus'', the twin butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish, a marine ray-finned fish in the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the western-central Pacific, around Caroline Island and Palau Island. Description ''Progna ...

'' Copus, Pyle, Greene &

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Prognathodes guezei ''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 Islan ...

'' ( Maugé & Bauchot, 1976) (Gueze's butterflyfish) * ''

Prognathodes guyanensis ''Prognathodes'' is a genus of butterflyfish in the family Chaetodontidae. They are found at rocky reefs in tropical oceans around the world and are mainly found deeper than ''Chaetodon''; often a depths below those possible in normal scuba divi ...

'' ( J. Durand, 1960) (French butterflyfish) * '' Prognathodes guyotensis'' (

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& Tameka, 1982) (Guyote butterflyfish) * ''

Prognathodes marcellae ''Prognathodes'' is a genus of butterflyfish in the family Chaetodontidae. They are found at rocky reefs in tropical oceans around the world and are mainly found deeper than ''Chaetodon''; often a depths below those possible in normal scuba divi ...

'' ( Poll, 1950) (Macaronesian butterflyfish) * '' Prognathodes obliquus'' ( Lubbock & A. J. Edwards, 1980) (Oblique butterflyfish)

References

Chaetodontidae Taxa named by Theodore Gill Marine fish genera {{Chaetodontidae-stub