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Prionurus punikar

Status not recordedbony fish

Prionurus punikar is a species in the family Acanthuridae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about Prionurus punikar

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Prionurus punikar live?

Not recorded

Is Prionurus punikar endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Prionurus punikar classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyAcanthuridae
  6. genusPrionurus
  7. SpeciesPrionurus punikar Montrouzier, 1857

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Prionurus punikar

Other species in the same genus Prionurus.

Sawtail

Prionurus microlepidotus

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Prionurus punikar?

Prionurus punikar (Prionurus punikar) belongs to the family Acanthuridae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Prionurus punikar (Prionurus punikar). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/prionurus-punikar

MLA

“Prionurus punikar (Prionurus punikar).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/prionurus-punikar.

BibTeX
@misc{prionurus_punikar_2026,
  title = {Prionurus punikar (Prionurus punikar)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/prionurus-punikar},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}