Prognathodes

Prognathodes is a genus of butterflyfish in the family Chaetodontidae. They are found at rocky reefs in tropical oceans around the world and are mainly found deeper than Chaetodon; often a depths below those possible in normal scuba diving. In the past they were commonly included in the genus Chaetodon. They are whitish, yellow, black and dark brown, and reach 10 - 16 cm in length.

Species
There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:


 * Prognathodes aculeatus (Poey, 1860) (Longsnout butterflyfish)
 * Prognathodes aya (D. S. Jordan, 1886) (Bank butterflyfish)
 * Prognathodes basabei Pyle & Kosaki, 2016 (Orangemargin butterflyfish)
 * Prognathodes brasiliensis W. E. Burgess, 2001 (Brazilian butterflyfish)
 * Prognathodes carlhubbsi Nalbant, 1995 (Southern scythemarked butterflyfish)
 * Prognathodes dichrous (Günther, 1869) (Bicolor butterflyfish)
 * Prognathodes falcifer (C. L. Hubbs & Rechnitzer, 1958) (Northern scythemarked butterflyfish)
 * Prognathodes geminus Copus, Pyle, Greene & Randall, 2019 (Twin butterflyfish)
 * Prognathodes guezei (Maugé & Bauchot, 1976) (Gueze's butterflyfish)
 * Prognathodes guyanensis (J. Durand, 1960) (French butterflyfish)
 * Prognathodes guyotensis (Yamamoto & Tameka, 1982) (Guyote butterflyfish)
 * Prognathodes marcellae (Poll, 1950) (Macaronesian butterflyfish)
 * Prognathodes obliquus (Lubbock & A. J. Edwards, 1980) (Oblique butterflyfish)