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 | |
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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
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Prognathodes &speciesname= obliquus" Prognathodes obliquus " in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- Roberts, C. 1996. Chaetodon obliquus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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