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Prognathodes aya (Jordan, 1886) Bank butterflyfish |
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photo by
Dubosc, J. |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 15 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 20 - 170 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: North Carolina and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan in Mexico; unknown in Bahamas and Antilles. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 12-14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-20; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 14-16. Broad dark bar slopes down and backward from middle of spiny dorsal fin to base of rear part of anal fin (Ref. 26938). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabit deep offshore reefs (Ref. 4858). Rarely seen by divers (Ref. 4858). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 October 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||