Twin butterflyfish

Prognathodes geminus

Seven Point One Centimeters Chaetodontid Fish of Central Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Prognathodes
Maximum length: 7.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Caroline Is., Palau I.

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