longsnout butterflyfish

Prognathodes aculeatus

Ten Centimeters Chaetodontid Fish from Mexican Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Prognathodes aculeatus, or 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 may often be confused with the banded longsnout butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Prognathodes
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida and the western Gulf of Mexico to the West Indies-Caribbean region and Venezuela.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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