Prionurus
1 species
Prionurus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs, although some of the species in this genus are called sawtails or doctorfish. The species in this genus are found in the Pacific Ocean with one species, P. biafraensis, found in the Atlantic Ocean.
Prionurus have a predominantly Pacific range with six of the seven species being found in the Pacific Ocean, two of these, P. laticlavus and P. punctatus being endemic to the eastern Pacific and one, P. biafraensis, being endemic to the Eastern Atlantic.
Prionurus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs, although some of the species in this genus are called sawtails or doctorfish. The species in this genus are found in the Pacific Ocean with one species, P. biafraensis, found in the Atlantic Ocean.
Prionurus have a predominantly Pacific range with six of the seven species being found in the Pacific Ocean, two of these, P. laticlavus and P. punctatus being endemic to the eastern Pacific and one, P. biafraensis, being endemic to the Eastern Atlantic.
