Prognathodes obliquus
| Prognathodes obliquus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Prognathodes |
| Species: | P. obliquus
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| Binomial name | |
| Prognathodes obliquus ( & , 1980)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Chaetodon obliquus Lubbock & A.J. Edwards, 1980 | |
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.
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 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). Prognathodes &speciesname= obliquus" Prognathodes obliquus " in FishBase. December 2019 version.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Fauna of Brazil
- Prognathodes
- Endemic fauna of Brazil
- Fish described in 1980
- Chaetodontidae stubs