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.
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]
References
- ^ Pyle, R.L. & Kosaki, R.K. (2016): Prognathodes basabei, a new species of butterflyfish (Perciformes, Chaetodontidae) from the Hawaiian Archipelago. ZooKeys, 614: 137–152.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Prognathodes basabei". FishBase. February 2015 version.