Genus

Common name: Longnose Butterflyfish

Scientific name: Prognathodes

Prognathodes is a genus of butterflyfishes known for their elongated snouts and striking coloration. They are popular among aquarists for their unique appearance and behavior. Members of this genus are typically found in deeper reef environments and are known for their specialized feeding habits, often targeting small invertebrates in crevices. They can be sensitive to water quality and require a well-established aquarium with plenty of hiding places and live rock for grazing. It's important to provide a varied diet to ensure their nutritional needs are met.

  1. Longsnout Butterflyfish Pair (Prognathodes aculeatus) - Cozumel
    Common name: Butterbun
    Scientific name: Prognathodes aculeatus
  2. Four eye butterflyfish in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, East Bank 2023
    Common name: bank butterflyfish
    Scientific name: Prognathodes aya
  3. Blackback butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus) near in the ocean water. School of tropical fish with black, yellow and white stripes in Red Sea, Egypt.
    Common name: Hawaiian Butterflyfish
    Scientific name: Prognathodes basabei
  4. Common name: Brazilian Butterflyfish
    Scientific name: Prognathodes brasiliensis
  5. Blackback butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus) near in the ocean water. School of tropical fish with black, yellow and white stripes in Red Sea, Egypt.
    Common name: Butterflyfish
    Scientific name: Prognathodes carlhubbsi
  6. butterflyfish
    Common name: Hedgehog butterflyfish
    Scientific name: Prognathodes dichrous
  7. Common name: Scythemarked butterflyfish
    Scientific name: Prognathodes falcifer
  8. Common name: Gueze's butterflyfish
    Scientific name: Prognathodes guezei
  9. French Polynesia, Bora Bora. Close-up of Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish.
    Common name: French butterflyfish
    Scientific name: Prognathodes guyanensis
  10. yellow mask angelfish fish
    Common name: Masked Angelfish
    Scientific name: Prognathodes guyotensis
  11. Shoal of tropical fish underwater in the ocean (Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish), French Polynesia
    Common name: French butterflyfish
    Scientific name: Prognathodes marcellae
  12. Common name: Oblique butterflyfish
    Scientific name: Prognathodes obliquus