''Prognathodes basabei'', the orange margin butterflyfish, is a species of
butterflyfish
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, a
marine
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ray-finned fish
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in the
family
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Chaetodontidae.
[Pyle, R.L. & Kosaki, R.K. (2016)]
''Prognathodes basabei'', a new species of butterflyfish (Perciformes, Chaetodontidae) from the Hawaiian Archipelago.
''ZooKeys, 614: 137–152.'' It is found in Hawaii.
Description
''Prognathodes basabei'' reaches a
standard length
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Overall length
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of .
Etymology
Named in honor of
Peter K. Basabe, a diver and aquarium fish collector, for his role in the collection of the first specimen of this new species in 1998.
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References
basabei
Taxa named by Richard Pyle
Taxa named by Randall Kosaki
Fish described in 2016
Fish of Hawaii
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