Prognathodes obliquus

Prognathodes obliquus, the oblique butterflyfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is endemic to St Paul Rocks in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

Prognathodes obliquus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Chaetodontidae
Genus:	Prognathodes
Species:	P. obliquus
Binomial name
Prognathodes obliquus (Lubbock & A. J. Edwards, 1980)
Synonyms[2]
Chaetodon obliquus Lubbock & A.J. Edwards, 1980

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