Pyramid Butterflyfish

Hemitaurichthys polylepis

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Max Weight

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Max Depth

60 m

Description

Hemitaurichthys polylepis is a species of fish belonging to the Chaetodontidae family, native from central Indo-Pacific. Description The pyramid butterflyfish is a small-sized fish that can reach a maximum length of 18 cm. Its body is compressed laterally with a rounded body profile, its snout is a little bit s... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Indo-Pacific Papua New Guinea Mariana Islands French Polynesia Taiwan +27 more in Seabook

Colors

white

black

brown

yellow

orange

Edible

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Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

Group

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Poisonous

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Danger to human

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Venomous

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