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Prionurus
Prionurus
is
a genus
of surgeonfishes found mostly in the
Pacific Ocean
with one
species
,
P. biafraensis
,
native
to the
Atlantic Ocean
.
Species
There are
currently
seven
recognized species in this genus:
Prionurus biafraensis
-
Biafra doctorfish
Prionurus
chrysurus
J. E.
Randall
,
2001
Prionurus laticlavius
-
razor surgeonfish
Prionurus maculatus
J. D.
Ogilby
,
1887
-
yellowspotted sawtail
Prionurus microlepidotus
Lacépède
,
1804
-
sixplate sawtail
Prionurus
punctatus
T. N.
Gill
,
1862
-
yellowtail surgeonfish
Prionurus scalprum
Valenciennes
, 1835 -
scalpel sawtail