Prionurus
Prionurus is a genus of surgeonfishes found mostly in the Pacific Ocean with one species, P. biafraensis, native to the Atlantic Ocean.
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| Prionurus laticlavius (razor surgeonfish) | |
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| Genus: | Prionurus Lacépède, 1804 |
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Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Prionurus biafraensis (Blache & Rossignol, 1961) - Biafra doctorfish
- Prionurus chrysurus J. E. Randall, 2001
- Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes, 1846) - razor surgeonfish
- Prionurus maculatus J. D. Ogilby, 1887 - yellowspotted sawtail
- Prionurus microlepidotus Lacépède, 1804 - sixplate sawtail
- Prionurus punctatus T. N. Gill, 1862 - yellowtail surgeonfish
- Prionurus scalprum Valenciennes, 1835 - scalpel sawtail
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Prionurus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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