Prognathodes basabei, the orange margin butterflyfish, is a species of butterflyfish, a marine ray-finned fish in the family Chaetodontidae.

[1] It is found in Hawaii.

Prognathodes basabei reaches a standard length of 10.6 cm (4.2 in).

[2] Named in honor of Peter K. Basabe, a diver and aquarium fish collector, for his role in the collection of the first specimen of this new species in 1998.

This Chaetodontidae article is a stub.