bank butterflyfish
Prognathodes aya (Jordan, 1886)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Bank butterflyfish (Prognathodes aya). Gulf of Mexico. Credit: SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Bank butterflyfish (Prognathodes aya) is a species of marine ray-finned fish. More specifically, it is a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. The Bank butterflyfish is found in the tropical and sub-tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Bank butterflyfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:21:18.920797+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Prognathodes aya (Jordan, 1886)
- Name authority
- (Jordan, 1886)
- Common name
- bank butterflyfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Genus
- Prognathodes
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAcanthuriformes
- familyChaetodontidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusPrognathodes Gill, 1862
- speciesPrognathodes aya (Jordan, 1886)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Prognathodes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| longsnout butterflyfishPrognathodes aculeatus (Poey, 1860) | ChaetodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Prognathodes basabei Pyle & Kosaki, 2016 | ChaetodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Prognathodes brasiliensis Burgess, 2001 | ChaetodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| scythe butterflyfishPrognathodes falcifer (Hubbs & Rechnitzer, 1958) | ChaetodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Prognathodes guezei (Maugé & Bauchot, 1976) | ChaetodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Prognathodes guyotensis (Yamamoto & Tameka, 1982) | ChaetodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Prognathodes dichrous (Günther, 1869) | ChaetodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guyana butterflyfishPrognathodes guyanensis (Durand, 1960) | ChaetodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Prognathodes marcellae (Poll, 1950) | ChaetodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Prognathodes obliquus (Lubbock & Edwards, 1980) | ChaetodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chaetodon aya Jordan, 1886 Jordan, 1886 | synonym |
| Chaetodon eques Steindachner, 1903 Steindachner, 1903 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273370 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4MQYR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.