bank butterflyfish

Prognathodes aya

Chaetodontid Fish from Western Atlantic

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

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

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Prognathodes
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: North Carolina and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan in Mexico; unknown in Bahamas and Antilles.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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