Prionurus microlepidotus

Prionurus microlepidotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Acanthuroidei
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Prionurus
Species: P. microlepidotus
Binomial name
Prionurus microlepidotus
Lacépède, 1804

Prionurus microlepidotus is a subtropical fish found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean.[1] It is commonly known as the Sixplate sawtail or Sawtail surgeonfish.[2] It is sometimes used in aquariums.[1]

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