Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Chaetodontidae > Hemitaurichthys > Hemitaurichthys zoster

Hemitaurichthys zoster (Pyramid butterflyfish; Brushtooth butterflyfish; Brown-and-white butterflyfish; Black pyramid butterflyfish)

Synonyms: Chaetodon zoster; Hemitaurichtys zoster; Tetragonoptrus zoster
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Wikipedia Abstract

Hemitaurichthys zoster, commonly known as the brown-and-white butterflyfish or black pyramid butterflyfish, is a marine fish belonging to the Chaetodontidae family native to the Indian Ocean.
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Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Calocalanus pavoninus (calanoid copepod)[1]
Lucicutia ovalis (calanoid copepod)[1]
Subeucalanus monachus[1]
Tegastes falcatus (copepod)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Caesio cuning (Yellow-tail fusilier)4
Spratelloides robustus (Blue sardine)4

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Lepotrema clavatum[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Clownfish and their Host Anemones ;; NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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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