Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Acanthuridae > Prionurus

Prionurus (Tang)

Synonyms: Acanthocaulus; Burobulla; Dasyacanthurus; Triacanthurodes; Xesurus

Wikipedia Abstract

Prionurus is a genus of surgeonfishes found mostly in the Pacific Ocean with one species, P. biafraensis, native to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Species

Prionurus biafraensis (Biafra doctorfish)
Prionurus chrysurus (Indonesian sawtail)
Prionurus laticlavius (Razor surgeonfish)
Prionurus maculatus (Surgeonfish)
Prionurus microlepidotus (sawtail)
Prionurus punctatus (yellowtail surgeon)
Prionurus punikar
Prionurus scalprum (Scalpel sawtail)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0