Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 21.

Common Names

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Borseltand-vlindervis , Afrikaans , South Africa

Taranga ubiho , Comorian , Comoros

Taranga uviho , Comorian , Comoros

Pavillon , Creole, French , Mauritius

Sort pyramidefanefisk , Danish , Denmark

Black pyramid butterflyfish , English , Indonesia

Black pyramid butterflyfish , English , Micronesia

Brown-and-white butterflyfish , English , Mauritius

Brushtooth butterflyfish , English , South Africa

Papillon jaune et blanc , French , Mauritius

Papillon pyramide noir , French , France

Poisson-pyramide , French , Maldives

Pakkikkadiya , Malayalam , India

പക്കി ക്കടിയ , Malayalam , India

പക്കിക്കടിയന് , Malayalam , India

Handupholimas , Maldivian , India

Huras galhi kandu kaalhu , Maldivian (Divehli) , Maldives

霞蝶魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

霞蝶鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Paru-paro , Tagalog , Philippines

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Acanthuriformes

Family: Chaetodontidae

Genus: Hemitaurichthys

Species: Hemitaurichthys zoster (Bennett, 1831)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Inhabit open water off the reef edge (Ref. 6113), to depths greater than 35 m (Ref. 9710). Form large schools. Feed on zooplankton and algae (Ref. 5503) above the reef (Ref. 5372). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Replaced by H. polylepsis at Christmas and Cocos-Keeling Islands (Ref. 90102).

Habitat

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associated