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Prognathodes basabei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Chaetodontidae
Genus:	Prognathodes
Species:	P. basabei
Binomial name
Prognathodes basabei Pyle & Kosaki, 2016

Prognathodes basabei, the orange margin butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish, a marine ray-finned fish in the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in Hawaii.

Description

Prognathodes basabei reaches a standard length of 10.6 cm (4.2 in).

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.

References

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

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• Taxa named by Randall Kosaki
• Fish described in 2016
• Fish of Hawaii
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