{{Short description|Genus of fishes}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Prognathodes aculeatus - pone.0010676.g101.png | image_caption = ''Prognathodes aculeatus'' | taxon = Prognathodes | authority = T. N. Gill, 1862 | type_species = ''Prognathodes aculeatus'' | type_species_authority = (Poey, 1860) | subdivision_ranks = | subdivision = }}
'''''Prognathodes''''' is a genus of butterflyfish in the family Chaetodontidae. They are found at rocky reefs in tropical oceans around the world and are mainly found deeper than ''Chaetodon''; often a depths below those possible in normal scuba diving. In the past they were commonly included in the genus ''Chaetodon''. They are whitish, yellow, black and dark brown, and reach {{convert|10|-|16|cm|in}} in length.<ref name=FishBase>{{FishBase genus | genus = Prognathodes | month = July | year = 2019 }}</ref>
==Species== There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:<ref name=FishBase/>
* ''Prognathodes aculeatus'' <small>(Poey, 1860)</small> (Longsnout butterflyfish) * ''Prognathodes aya'' <small>(D. S. Jordan, 1886)</small> (Bank butterflyfish) * ''Prognathodes basabei'' <small>Pyle & Kosaki, 2016</small><ref name=Pyle2016>Pyle, R.L. & Kosaki, R.K. (2016): [https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=10200 ''Prognathodes basabei'', a new species of butterflyfish (Perciformes, Chaetodontidae) from the Hawaiian Archipelago.] ''ZooKeys, 614: 137–152.''</ref> (Orangemargin butterflyfish) * ''Prognathodes brasiliensis'' <small>W. E. Burgess, 2001</small> (Brazilian butterflyfish) * ''Prognathodes carlhubbsi'' <small>Nalbant, 1995</small> (Southern scythemarked butterflyfish) * ''Prognathodes dichrous'' <small>(Günther, 1869)</small> (Bicolor butterflyfish) * ''Prognathodes falcifer'' <small>(C. L. Hubbs & Rechnitzer, 1958)</small> (Northern scythemarked butterflyfish) * ''Prognathodes geminus'' <small>Copus, Pyle, Greene & Randall, 2019</small> (Twin butterflyfish)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prognathodes geminus, Twin butterflyfish|url=https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Prognathodes-geminus.html|access-date=2021-10-10|website=www.fishbase.se}}</ref> * ''Prognathodes guezei'' <small>(Maugé & Bauchot, 1976)</small> (Gueze's butterflyfish) * ''Prognathodes guyanensis'' <small>(J. Durand, 1960)</small> (French butterflyfish) * ''Prognathodes guyotensis'' <small>(Yamamoto & Tameka, 1982)</small> (Guyote butterflyfish) * ''Prognathodes marcellae'' <small>(Poll, 1950)</small> (Macaronesian butterflyfish) * ''Prognathodes obliquus'' <small>(Lubbock & A. J. Edwards, 1980)</small> (Oblique butterflyfish)
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:Chaetodontidae Category:Taxa named by Theodore Gill Category:Marine fish genera
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