- Prognathodes obliquus
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Prognathodes obliquus Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Chaetodontidae Genus: Prognathodes Species: P. obliquus Binomial name Prognathodes obliquus
Lubbock & Edwards, 1980Synonyms Chaetodon obliquus
Prognathodes obliquus is a marine fish species of the butterflyfish family (Chaetodontidae). It is endemic to Brazil.
Destruction of its habitat by pollution, marine construction and pollution has rendered it vulnerable to extinction.
References
- Roberts, C. 1996. Chaetodon obliquus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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