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Bicolor butterflyfish (Prognathodes dichrous)
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Chaetodontidae

Bicolor butterflyfish

Prognathodes dichrous

Chaetodontid Fish Reaching Sixteen Centimeters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Prognathodes dichrous, the bicolor butterflyfish, also known as the bastard cunningfish or hedgehog butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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