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1.8 times. The snout is distinct as there is a clear indent of the dorsal profile between the maxilla and the upper edge of the orbit. The dorsal profile of the head then climbs steeply to the origin of the
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Republic of Congo. It occurs at depths between 5 and 25 m (16 and 82 ft) close to rocky shorelines where it is typically encountered in small groups.
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contains 3 spines 24 soft rays The head is marked with 2 pale bars and there are 3 spines in the grooves on either side of the caudal peduncle. The maximum published
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of the
Biafran doctorfish is 20 cm (7.9 in), although 15 cm (5.9 in) is more common.
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570:(Acanthuridae). Poissons Perciformes nouveaux du Golfe de Guinée"
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Abesamis, R.; Clements, K.D.; Choat, J.H.; et al. (2012).
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293:Prionurini which is one of three tribes in the
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557:Blache, J. and M. Rossignol (1962).
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405:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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492:California Academy of Sciences
277:given as Pointe de Prayao, on
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568:Xesurus biafraensis nov. sp.
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359:Distribution and habitat
323:in the Gulf of Guinea.
835:Fish described in 1961
591:Schneider, W. (1990).
478:"Species in the genus
262:in 1962 by the French
630:Prionurus biafraensis
474:Eschmeyer, William N.
452:Prionurus biafraensis
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25:Prionurus biafraensis
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332:Prionurus biafrensis
309:Prionurus biafrensis
507:Fishes of the World
260:Xesurus biafraensis
254:was first formally
211:Xesurus biafraensis
163:P. biafraensis
42:Conservation status
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622:Taxon identifiers
516:978-1-118-34233-6
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327:Description
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317:biafrensis
264:zoologists
830:Prionurus
480:Prionurus
425:7 January
368:Cap Lopez
304:Etymology
295:subfamily
287:Prionurus
273:with its
256:described
193:Rossignol
157:Species:
150:Prionurus
95:Kingdom:
89:Eukaryota
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680:FishBase
645:Q1828225
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564:nov. sp.
542:2 August
459:FishBase
349:anal fin
247:Taxonomy
202:Synonyms
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109:Chordata
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99:Animalia
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281:in the
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758:NCBI
745:IUCN
732:ITIS
693:GBIF
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