Prognathodes falcifer
Scythe butterflyfish | Scythemarked Butterflyfish
Prognathodes falcifer, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Photo: Graham EdgarSame Genus
Distribution
Tropical Eastern Pacific
Description
Pale yellow with a distinctive right angle black marking on side, an oblique black band over eye and a black dorsal fin with two yellow spines. usually solitary and found on rocky, boulder strewn reefs.
Information
Max Size: 15 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 15.6-29.6°C
Depth: 10-150m
Habitat Generalization Index: N/A
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Widespread (70% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields