Prognathodes guezei

Prognathodes guezei, or Gueze's butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish, a marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, from Réunion Island, and Mauritius to the Comoros Islands.

Prognathodes guezei
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Chaetodontidae
Genus:	Prognathodes
Species:	P. guezei
Binomial name
Prognathodes guezei (Maugé & Bauchot, 1976)
Synonyms[2]
Chaetodon guezei Maugé & Bauchot, 1976

Description

Prognathodes guezei reaches a total length of 11.0 cm (4.3 in).^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of marine biologist Paul Guézé, who collected the holotype specimen and helped collect even more paratype specimens.^[4]