Prognathodes falcifer

Prognathodes falcifer, the northern scythemarked butterflyfish or northern scythe butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish found at rocky reefs in the tropical Easter Pacific, where found at depths of 3–270 metres (9.8–885.8 ft) off southern California (La Jolla and Santa Catalina Island), southern Baja California, Guadalupe Island, San Benito Island and Revillagigedo Islands.[1][2] In the past it also included populations off Central and South America, but in 1995 these were described as a separate species, P. carlhubbsi. Compared to that species, P. falcifer has whitish-grey (not clear yellow) belly and flanks, the black line through the eye is paler and less distinct, and the angle of the inverted black "V" on the side is shallower.[1][2]

Prognathodes falcifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Chaetodontidae
Genus:
Prognathodes
Species:
P. falcifer
Binomial name
Prognathodes falcifer
(C. L. Hubbs & Rechnitzer, 1958)
Synonyms

Chaetodon falcifer

References
  1. Robertson, D. R., and Allen, G. R. (2008). Prognathodes falcifer. Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Shorefishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific online information system. Version 1.0. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panamá. Accessed 24 May 2011.
  2. Adams, J. (2009). Prognathodes carlhubbsi: will the real scythe butterflyfish please swim up? Reef Builders. Accessed 24 May 2011.


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