Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Chaetodontidae > Hemitaurichthys > Hemitaurichthys polylepis

Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Shy butterflyfish; Pyramid butterflyfish; Pyramid butterfly; Brushytoothed butterflyfish)

Synonyms: Chaetodon polylepis
Language: Cebuano; Danish; Davawenyo; Gela; Japanese; Kagayanen; Malay; Mandarin Chinese; Samoan; Tagalog; Tahitian; Visayan; Waray-waray

Wikipedia Abstract

The pyramid butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis) is a species of fish belonging to the Chaetodontidae family, native from central Indo-Pacific.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Christmas Island National Park II 21698 Christmas Island, Australia
Pulu Keeling National Park II 6469 Cocos (Keeling) Islands    

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0