Prognathodes basabei, or orange margin butterfly, now officially described

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Although known to exist for over 20 years and even referenced quite a few times here at Reef Builders, a new species of deep-water butterflyfish from the mesophotic reefs of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument was finally described today by researchers from NOAA and the Bishop Museum. The researchers used specimens collected in 2009 and again in

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