Prognathodes basabei
Species of fish
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prognathodes basabei, the orange margin butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish, a marine ray-finned fish in the family Chaetodontidae.[1] It is found in Hawaii.
_Figure_4.jpg)
| Prognathodes basabei | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Prognathodes |
| Species: | P. basabei |
| Binomial name | |
| Prognathodes basabei | |
Description
Prognathodes basabei reaches a standard length of 10.6 cm (4.2 in).[2]
Etymology
Named in honor of Peter K. Basabe, a diver and aquarium fish collector, for his role in the collection of the first specimen of this new species in 1998.[2]