Prionurus

Prionurus is a genus of surgeonfishes found mostly in the Pacific Ocean with one species, P. biafraensis, native to the Atlantic Ocean.

Prionurus
Prionurus laticlavius (razor surgeonfish)
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Prionurus

Species

7, see text

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Prionurus in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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