Prionurus | |
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Prionurus laticlavius (razor surgeonfish) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Suborder: | Acanthuroidei |
Family: | Acanthuridae |
Genus: |
Prionurus Lacépède, 1804 |
Species | |
7, see text |
7, see text
Prionurus is a genus of surgeonfishes found mostly in the Pacific Ocean with one species, P. biafraensis, native to the Atlantic Ocean.
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: