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French butterflyfish (Prognathodes marcellae)
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Chaetodontidae

French butterflyfish

Prognathodes marcellae

Fish Reaching Eleven Point Six Centimeters in the Atlantic Ocean

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

French butterflyfish is a marine fish found around Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 11.6 cm.

Maximum length
11.6 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal and Cape Verde to the Gulf of Guinea (4°S). Reported from Angola (Ref. 3166 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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