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Guyana butterflyfish (Prognathodes guyanensis)
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Chaetodontidae

Guyana butterflyfish

Prognathodes guyanensis

Deep Bodied Chaetodontid Fish of the Brazilian Coast

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • South America
  • Deep-bodied
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Guyana butterflyfish is a marine fish found around Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 13.6 cm.

Maximum length
13.6 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Western Atlantic: known from several localities in the West Indies and ranging south to São Paulo, Brazil (Ref. 57756 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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