Prognathodes obliquus

Prognathodes obliquus, the oblique butterflyfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is endemic to St Paul Rocks in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

Prognathodes obliquus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Prognathodes
Species:
P. obliquus
Binomial name
Prognathodes obliquus
(Lubbock & A. J. Edwards, 1980)
Synonyms[2]

Chaetodon obliquus Lubbock & A.J. Edwards, 1980

Destruction of its habitat by pollution, marine construction and pollution has rendered it vulnerable to extinction.

References

  1. Rocha, L.A.; Pyle, R. & Craig, M.T. (2010). "Prognathodes obliquus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T4363A10818146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T4363A10818146.en. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Prognathodes &speciesname= obliquus" Prognathodes obliquus " in FishBase. December 2019 version.


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