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Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Family Chaetodontidae
TROPICAL PACIFIC / HAWAII
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Koko Head Wall, Oahu, 50 feet
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Night colors, Sharkfin, Lana'i, 60 feet |
Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet
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Chromis, Midway Atoll, 40 feet |
Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet
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Baboon's nose, Oahu, 25 feet |
YO-257 wreck, Waikiki, Oahu, 50 feet
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100 ft. Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 75 feet |
Molokini Back Wall, 30 feet
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Sea Cave, Oahu, 50 feet
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Wakatobi, Indonesia, 30 feet |
Reef's End, Molokini, 50 feet |
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PYRAMID BUTTERFLYFISH
Kasumi-chochouo
| Forms aggregations high above reefs, ledges, walls, and wrecks exposed to
current to 150 feet. Feeds upon zooplankton. Head color
variable. Attains 7 inches. Indonesia to Japan, Hawai'i, and Pitcairn Island.
Replaced in the Indian Ocean by Hemitaurichthys zoster. |
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