''Prionurus'' is a
genus
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of
surgeonfishes found mostly in the
Pacific Ocean
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with one species, ''P. biafraensis'', native to the
Atlantic Ocean
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.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Prionurus biafraensis''
( Blache & Rossignol, 1961) - Biafra doctorfish
* ''
Prionurus chrysurus''
J. E. Randall, 2001
* ''
Prionurus laticlavius
''Prionurus laticlavius'' is a tropical fish found in coral reefs in the eastern central Pacific Ocean
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''
(Valenciennes
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It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 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
References
Acanthuridae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède
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