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Bank Butterflyfish
Prognathodes aya
The Bank butterflyfish (Prognathodes aya) is a species of marine ray-finned fish. More specifically, it is a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. The Bank butterflyfish is found in the tropical and sub-tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.
From the article Bank butterflyfish on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The Bank butterflyfish is silvery white to tan in color, with yellow on all fins except the pectoral fins. It also has two sub-vertical dark, brownish, bars: the first lies across its eyes and follows the profile of the face and snout; the second begins at the back of the dorsal fin and extends downward near the tail but does not appear on the caudal fin. There is also a yellow band located behind the second dark bar that extends from the fifth spine of the dorsal fin, down to the back of the anal fin.
Range & habitat
The Bank butterflyfish is uncommon throughout its range. It is found on natural and artificial reefs in Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and off the Yucatán Peninsula. It is also found as far north as North Carolina, though it only rarely appears that far north.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 110595.