Prionurus laticlavius
Prionurus laticlavius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Acanthuridae |
Genus: | Prionurus |
Species: | P. laticlavius
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Binomial name | |
Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes, 1846)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Prionurus laticlavius the razor surgeonfish or razor sawtail, is a species of marine
Taxonomy
Prionurus laticlavius was first formally
Etymology
Prionurus laticlavius has the specific name, laticlavius which combines latus, meaning "wide" , with clavius, which means "bar", this is thought to be a reference to the brown or blackish stripe on the otherwise yellow body of the juveniles.[5]
Description
Prionurus laticlavius has an oval compressed body with a steep dorsal profile on the head with the eye positioned high on the head. The teeth are moderately large, set closely, flattened with strongly serrated edges. The
Distribution and habitat
Prionurus laticlavius is found in the eastern central Pacific Ocean along the western coasts of Central and South America between Costa Rica in the north and Colombia in the south, as well as around Cocos Island, Malpelo Island and the Galápagos Islands. It has been recordeed as far north as the southern Gulf of California and the Revillagigedo Islands but there is uncertainty about the taxonomic identity represented by these records.[1] It occurs on reefs in shallow water where it lives insmall groups and feeds on algae.[2]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Prionurus laticlavus" in FishBase. June 2023 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Prionurus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (12 January 2021). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 2): Families EPHIPPIDAE, LEIOGNATHIDAE, SCATOPHAGIDAE, ANTIGONIIDAE, SIGANIDAE, CAPROIDAE, LUVARIDAE, ZANCLIDAE and ACANTHURIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Species: Prionurus laticlavius, Razor sawtail". Shorefishes of the Eastern Pacific online information system. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 10 August 2023.