Southern Scythe Butterflyfish
Prognathodes carlhubbsi
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Fish
Prognathodes carlhubbsi, the southern scythemarked butterflyfish or southern scythe butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish found at rocky reefs in the tropical Eastern Pacific, where found at depths of 12–270 metres (39–886 ft) at the Galápagos Islands, Cocos Island, Malpelo Island, and off northwestern Peru. Until P. carlhubbsi was described as a separate species in 1995, populations in these regions were included in P. falcifer. When separated, the true P. falcifer is restricted to more northernly regions, and it has whitish-grey belly and flanks, the black line through the eye is paler and less distinct, and the angle of the inverted black "V" on the side is shallower.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Genus
- Prognathodes