Rangiroa, French Polynesia
Rangiroa, French Polynesia
Gray Butterflyfish
Hemitaurichthys thompsoni
Gray Butterflyfish
Also known as: Thompson's Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Hemitaurichthys thompsoni
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)
Depth: 30-500 ft. (10-152 m)
Distribution: Central Pacific, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Fiji
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Chaetodontidae (Family)
└Hemitaurichthys (Genus)
└H. thompsoni (Species)
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