Prionurus
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Prionurus is a genus of fish in the family Acanthuridae
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Acanthuridae
Acanthuridae is the family of surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes. The family includes about 80 species in six genera, all of which are marine fish living in tropical seas, usually around coral reefs...
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Species
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- Biafra doctorfish, Prionurus biafraensisPrionurus biafraensisPrionurus biafraensis is a tropical fish found in coral reefs in the eastern Atlantic ocean. It was first named by Blache & Rossignol in 1961, and is commonly known as the Biafra doctorfish. It is commercial in fisheries....
(Blache & Rossignol, 1961). - Prionurus chrysurusPrionurus chrysurusPrionurus chrysurus is a tropical fish found in coral reefs around Indonesia. It was first named by John E. Randall in 2001, and is commonly known as the Indonesian sawtail. It reaches a maximum length of ....
Randall, 2001. - Razor surgeonfish, Prionurus laticlaviusPrionurus laticlaviusPrionurus laticlavius is a tropical fish found in coral reefs in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. It was first named by Achille Valenciennes in 1846, and is commonly known as the Razor surgeonfish. It is sometimes used in aquariums....
(ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1846). - Yellowspotted sawtailYellowspotted sawtailThe yellowspotted sawtail, Prionurus maculatus, is a tang of the family Acanthuridae, found in the southwest Pacific Ocean.-References:* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, ISBN 0-00-216987-8...
, Prionurus maculatus (Randall & Struhsaker, 1981). - Sixplate sawtail, Prionurus maculatus Lacépède, 1804 (Type).
- Yellowtail surgeonfish, Prionurus punctatusPrionurus punctatusPrionurus punctatus is a tropical fish found in coral reefs from the Gulf of California to El Salvador. It was first named by Theodore Gill in 1862, and is commonly known as the Yellowtail surgeonfish. It is sometimes used in aquariums.....
GillTheodore GillTheodore Nicholas Gill was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist and librarian.Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural history. He was associated with J...
, 1862. - Scalpel sawtail, Prionurus scalprumPrionurus scalprumPrionurus scalprum is a subtropical fish found in coral reefs in the northwest Pacific ocean. It was first named by Achille Valenciennes in 1835, and is commonly known as the Scalpel sawtail. It is sometimes used in aquariums....
ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
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- Biafra doctorfish, Prionurus biafraensis