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:^[1]

• Prionurus biafraensis (Blache & Rossignol, 1961) - Biafra doctorfish
• Prionurus chrysurus J. E. Randall, 2001
• Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes, 1846) - 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

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