Prognathodes obliquus

Prognathodes obliquus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Prognathodes
Species: P. obliquus
Binomial name
Prognathodes obliquus
(Lubbock & A. J. Edwards, 1980)
Synonyms

Chaetodon obliquus

Prognathodes obliquus is a marine fish species of the butterflyfish family (Chaetodontidae). It is endemic to Brazil.

Destruction of its habitat by pollution, marine construction and pollution has rendered it vulnerable to extinction.

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