Prionurus

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Prionurus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthuridae – certain marine ray-finned fishes called sawtails, surgeonfish, and doctorfish.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Acanthuriformes - order; Acanthuroidei - suborder; Acanthuridae - family

• (genus): Prionurus microlepidotus (sixplate sawtail) – type species; Prionurus biafraensis (Biafra doctorfish), Prionurus chrysurus (Indonesian sawtail), Prionurus laticlavius (razor surgeonfish), Prionurus maculatus (yellowspotted sawtail), Prionurus punctatus (yellowtail surgeonfish), Prionurus scalprum (scalpel sawtail) – other species

• Prionurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Prionurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Prionurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons