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Razor Surgeonfish

Prionurus laticlavius

Classification

Prionurus laticlavius the razor surgeonfish or razor sawtail, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This fish is found in the eastern central Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy Prionurus laticlavius was first formally described as Naseus laticlavius in 1846 by the French zoologist Achille Valenciennes with its biology given as Galápagos Islands.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
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