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Prionurus
''Prionurus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs, although some of the species in this genus are called sawtails or doctorfish. The species in this genus are found in the Pacific Ocean with one species, ''P. biafraensis'', found in the Atlantic Ocean. Taxonomy ''Prionurus'' was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1804 by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède when he described ''Prionurus microlepidotus''. Lacépède did not give a type locality but the type was collected by François Péron off New South Wales. The genus ''Prionurus'' is the only genus in the tribe Prionurini which is one of three tribes in the subfamily Acanthurinae which is one of two subfamiles in the family Acanthuridae. Etymology ''Prionurus'' means "sawtail" a reference to the 3 to 7 immobile keeled bony plates on each side of the caudal peduncle. Species There are currently seven recognized species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prionurus Laticlavius
''Prionurus laticlavius'' the razor surgeonfish or razor sawtail, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This fish is found in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy ''Prionurus laticlavius'' was first formally Species description, described as ''Naseus laticlavius'' in 1846 by the French zoologist Achille Valenciennes with its Type locality (biology), biology given as Galápagos Islands. The genus ''Prionurus'' is the only genus in the Tribe (biology), tribe Prionurini which is one of three tribes in the subfamily Acanthurinae which is one of two subfamiles in the family Acanthuridae. The razor surgeonfish and the yellowtail surgeonfish (''Prionurus punctatus, P. punctatus'') are closely related and more work is needed to determine the relationship of these two taxa. Etymology ''Prionurus laticlavius'' has the Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''laticlavius'' which comb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |