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Prognathodes geminus Copus, Pyle, Greene & Randall, 2019

Twin butterflyfish
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> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Prognathodes: Greek, pro = first, in front of + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335);  geminus: Name from Latin adjective for 'twin'; referring to its similarity in color to P. basabei from the Hawaiian Islands..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 110 - 150 m (Ref. 120553). Tropical

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Western Central Pacific: Caroline Is., Palau I.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.1 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 120553)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 13; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 17 - 19; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 15; Vértebra: 24. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D XIII, 17-19; A III,15; head 2.48-2.49 in SL; body depth 1.71-1.76 in SL; length of pelvic-fin spine 4.18-4.46 in SL. Colour of body white with three broad dark brown bands, the first intersecting the eye (Ref. 120553).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Occurs in association with limestone outcroppings on steep slopes and the type specimens were collected in an area with broken limestone rubble (Ref. 120553). FishBase common name coined by authors.

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Copus, J.M., R.L. Pyle, B.D. Green and J.E. Randall, 2019. Prognathodes geminus, a new species of butterflyfish (Teleostei, Chaetodontidae) from Palau. ZooKeys 835:125-137. (Ref. 120553)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02239 (0.01117 - 0.04486), b=3.02 (2.85 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).