Orange margin butterflyfish

Prognathodes basabei

Ten Point Six Centimeters Chaetodontid Fish of the Hawaiian Islands

Orange
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Prognathodes
Maximum length: 10.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii.

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