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Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Prognathodes: Greek, pro = first, in front of + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335); geminus: Name from Latin adjective for 'twin'; referring to its similarity in color to P. basabei> from the Hawaiian Islands.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 110 - 150 m (Ref. 120553). Tropical
Distribución
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Western Central Pacific: Caroline Is., Palau I.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.1 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 120553)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 13; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 17 - 19; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 15; Vértebra: 24. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D XIII, 17-19; A III,15; head 2.48-2.49 in SL; body depth 1.71-1.76 in SL; length of pelvic-fin spine 4.18-4.46 in SL. Colour of body white with three broad dark brown bands, the first intersecting the eye (Ref. 120553).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Occurs in association with limestone outcroppings on steep slopes and the type specimens were collected in an area with broken limestone rubble (Ref. 120553). FishBase common name coined by authors.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Copus, J.M., R.L. Pyle, B.D. Green and J.E. Randall, 2019. Prognathodes geminus, a new species of butterflyfish (Teleostei, Chaetodontidae) from Palau. ZooKeys 835:125-137. (Ref. 120553)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.02239 (0.01112 - 0.04506), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |