Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Pyramid Butterflyfish
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Pyramid Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Size: 5 to 7 in. (13 to 18 cm)  
Depth: 15-180 ft. (5-55 m)
Distribution: Eastern Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family)
      └Hemitaurichthys (Genus)

Disk & Large Oval
Butterflyfishes

Pyramid Butterflyfish

Schooling Bannerfish

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Speckled Butterflyfish

Saddled Butterflyfish

Bluestripe Butterflyfish

Blacklip Butterflyfish

Raccoon Butterflyfish

Redfin Butterflyfish

Milletseed Butterflyfish

Multiband Butterflyfish

Ornate Butterflyfish

Fourspot Butterflyfish

Reticulated Butterflyfish

Teardrop Butterflyfish

Longnose Butterflyfish

Big Longnose Butterflyfish

Big Longnose Butterflyfish (Dark Form)



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