Prognathodes obliquus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Chaetodontidae |
Genus: | Prognathodes |
Species: | P. obliquus |
Binomial name | |
Prognathodes obliquus (Lubbock & A. J. Edwards, 1980) |
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Synonyms | |
Chaetodon obliquus |
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.