brown-and-white butterflyfish

Hemitaurichthys zoster

Fish Reaching Eighteen Centimeters in Indonesian Waters

Brown
White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
Southeast Asia
West Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Hemitaurichthys zoster, commonly known as the brown-and-white butterflyfish, black pyramid butterflyfish, zoster butterflyfish or brushtooth butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the butterflyfish family Chaetodontidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Hemitaurichthys
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indian Ocean from East Africa and Oman to Andaman Sea and Indonesia (western Sumatra, and south-western Java).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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