# Prognathodes

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{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Prognathodes aculeatus - pone.0010676.g101.png
| image_caption = ''Prognathodes aculeatus''
| taxon = Prognathodes
| authority = [T. N. Gill](/source/Theodore_Nicholas_Gill), 1862
| type_species = ''Prognathodes aculeatus''
| type_species_authority = ([Poey](/source/Felipe_Poey_y_Aloy), 1860)
| subdivision_ranks = 
| subdivision = 
}}

'''''Prognathodes''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of [butterflyfish](/source/butterflyfish) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Chaetodontidae](/source/Chaetodontidae). They are found at rocky [reef](/source/reef)s in tropical oceans around the world and are mainly found deeper than ''[Chaetodon](/source/Chaetodon)''; often a depths below those possible in normal [scuba diving](/source/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](/source/Prognathodes_aculeatus)'' <small>([Poey](/source/Felipe_Poey_y_Aloy), 1860)</small> (Longsnout butterflyfish)
* ''[Prognathodes aya](/source/Prognathodes_aya)'' <small>([D. S. Jordan](/source/David_Starr_Jordan), 1886)</small> (Bank butterflyfish)
* ''[Prognathodes basabei](/source/Prognathodes_basabei)'' <small>[Pyle](/source/Richard_Lawrence_Pyle) & [Kosaki](/source/Randall_K._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](/source/Prognathodes_brasiliensis)'' <small>[W. E. Burgess](/source/Warren_E._Burgess), 2001</small> (Brazilian butterflyfish)
* ''[Prognathodes carlhubbsi](/source/Prognathodes_carlhubbsi)'' <small>[Nalbant](/source/Teodor_T._Nalbant), 1995</small> (Southern scythemarked butterflyfish)
* ''[Prognathodes dichrous](/source/Prognathodes_dichrous)'' <small>([Günther](/source/Albert_G%C3%BCnther), 1869)</small> (Bicolor butterflyfish)
* ''[Prognathodes falcifer](/source/Prognathodes_falcifer)'' <small>([C. L. Hubbs](/source/Carl_Leavitt_Hubbs) & [Rechnitzer](/source/Andreas_Buchwald_Rechnitzer), 1958)</small> (Northern scythemarked butterflyfish)
* ''[Prognathodes geminus](/source/Prognathodes_geminus)'' <small>[Copus](/source/Joshua_M._Copus), [Pyle](/source/Richard_Pyle), [Greene](/source/Brian_Greene_(ichthyologist)) & [Randall](/source/John_Ernest_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](/source/Prognathodes_guezei)'' <small>([Maugé](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Louis_Maug%C3%A9) & [Bauchot](/source/Marie-Louise_Bauchot), 1976)</small> (Gueze's butterflyfish)
* ''[Prognathodes guyanensis](/source/Prognathodes_guyanensis)'' <small>([J. Durand](/source/Jean_Durand), 1960)</small> (French butterflyfish)
* ''[Prognathodes guyotensis](/source/Prognathodes_guyotensis)'' <small>([Yamamoto](/source/Eiichi_Yamamoto_(ichthyologist)) & [Tameka](/source/Setsuya_Tameka), 1982)</small> (Guyote butterflyfish)
* ''[Prognathodes marcellae](/source/Prognathodes_marcellae)'' <small>([Poll](/source/Max_Fernand_Leon_Poll), 1950)</small> (Macaronesian butterflyfish)
* ''[Prognathodes obliquus](/source/Prognathodes_obliquus)'' <small>([Lubbock](/source/Hugh_Roger_Lubbock) & [A. J. Edwards](/source/Alasdair_James_Edwards), 1980)</small> (Oblique butterflyfish)

==References==
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Category:Chaetodontidae
Category:Taxa named by Theodore Gill
Category:Marine fish genera

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