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Prognathodes falcifer, SIO |
The Best of the Genus | Prognathodes aculeatus (Poey 1860), Caribbean Longsnout Butterflyfish. A delicate-appearing deepwater to shallows tropical west Atlantic to Brazil species. A very nice addition to a peaceful biotopic presentation. Generalized omnivore. | 
| | Prognathodes aya Jordan 1866, the Doubleband Butterflyfish. Found along the mid Atlantic US coast along to Mexico's Yucatan. Rare in the trade, and seldom seen. Here's a very nice pic by Anthony Calfo. Thanks Antoine! | 
| | Prognathodes falcifer Hubbs & Rechnitzer 1958, the Scythe Butterflyfish. A cool water species found off of Mexico's Baja and much further to the south in the Galapagos. A good selection for a biotope aquarium depicting life, conditions from these areas. To about six inches in length. | 
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The Unknowns: Not enough data in the literature, credible firsthand accounts, or personal experience to judge | Prognathodes dichrous Gunther 1869, Hedgehog Butterflyfish. Known only from the central Atlantic Ocean, about St. Helena and Ascension Islands. About six inches maximum length. | I wish, pt. II |
| Prognathodes guyanensis Durand 1960, the Threeband Butterflyfish. To about five inches long. Known from the tropical west Atlantic from the Bahamas south to French Guiana. |
 | | Prognathodes guezei Mauge & Bauchot 1976, Gueze's Butterflyfish. Distributed around the northern waters of Madagascar. To four inches long. | Never seen | | Prognathodes guyotensis Yamamoto & Tameka 1982, the Guyote Butterflyfish. Recorded from the Maldives and a part of the northwestern Pacific. To five inches in length. |
 | | Prognathodes marcellae Poll 1950, Marcella Butterflyfish. West coast of Africa, Senegal to Guinea. To five inches. | Marcella, are you going to dance tonight? | | Prognathodes obliquus Lubbock & Edwards 1980, the Oblique Butterflyfish. Described only from St. Pauls Rocks in the Atlantic off of Brazil. | |
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