Palau
Komodo, Indonesia
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Wakatobi, Indonesia
Palau
Palau
Palau
Yap, Micronesia
Palau
Lanai, Hawaii
Lanai, Hawaii
Lanai, Hawaii
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: Hawaii, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Solomon Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Chaetodontidae (Family)
└Hemitaurichthys (Genus)
└H. polylepis (Species)
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