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Hemitaurichthys zoster
Family Chaetodontidae
INDIAN OCEAN
Hemitaurichthys zoster
BROWN & WHITE
BUTTERFLYFISH
Forms large aggregations high above reefs, ledges, walls, and wrecks exposed to current.
Feeds upon zooplankton. Attains 7 inches. East Africa to the Andaman Sea.
Similar to Hemitaurichthys polylepis in the Pacific. |
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