PYRAMID BUTTERFLYFISH

Hemitaurichthys polylepis


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Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Bleeker, 1857) Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Bleeker, 1857)

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Occur in large schools that may extend several meters above the edges of steep current-swept outer reef slopes. Common (Ref. 9710). Feed on plankton (Ref. 3921). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).