Prognathodes geminus是最新的蝴蝶鱼，来自困扰着海洋深处的属。新万博苹果与预后Guezei和P. Basabei,the new ‘Gemini’ butterflyfish is so named for its very close resemblance to other members ofPrognathodes –indeed it takes very careful analysis and observations to distinguish several member of this genus.
ThePrognathodesbutterflyfish are, when they are rarely available, a very popular group with rare fish collectors, not just for their scarcity but also for their bold coloration and appearance. The freshly mintedPrognathodes geminusis superficially identical to the deepwater Hawaiian orange-fin butterflyfishP. Basabei。
The only visibly discernible difference betweenP. geminus&P. Basabei是第三背脊的颜色，是黑棕色P. geminus和whitish cream inP. Basabei。但基因不同ence between these two similar looking species is more divergent than between humans and chimpanzees.
The new Geminus or Gem butterflyfish was discovered in Palau at the bone-crushing depth of 116 meters, which is 380 feet, or more than double the safe limit for recreational SCUBA. The Gem butterflyfish was collected alongside the fabledChromisabyssus和Abei angelfish and is documented in a famous 2007 deep diving video from National Geographic. The spankin’ newPrognathodesis described by Copus et. al. 2019 in the latest edition ofZooKeys。
