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Prionurus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Acanthuroidei

Scientific name
  
Prionurus

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Acanthuridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Prionurus Prionurus

Similar
  
Prionurus punctatus, Prionurus laticlavius, Prionurus microlepidotus, Prionurus scalprum, Yellowfin surgeonfish

Yellowtailed surgeonfish cirujano cochinito prionurus punctatus ecology


Prionurus is a genus of surgeonfishes found mostly in the Pacific Ocean with one species, P. biafraensis, native to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Prionurus Prionurus

Prionurus scalprum scalpel sawtail


Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:

Prionurus Prionurus microlepidotus

  • Prionurus biafraensis (Blache & Rossignol, 1961) - Biafra doctorfish
  • Prionurus chrysurus J. E. Randall, 2001
  • Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes, 1846) - razor surgeonfish
  • Prionurus maculatus J. D. Ogilby, 1887 - yellowspotted sawtail
  • Prionurus microlepidotus Lacépède, 1804 - sixplate sawtail
  • Prionurus punctatus T. N. Gill, 1862 - yellowtail surgeonfish
  • Prionurus scalprum Valenciennes, 1835 - scalpel sawtail

    • Prionurus Prionurus maculatus

    Prionurus Photos of tangs and surgeonfishes Acanthuridae

    Prionurus Fish Identification

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    References

    Prionurus Wikipedia
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