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Hemitaurichthys
Sign in to saveHemitaurichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, butterflyfishes from the family Chaetodontidae. They are native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Species
カスミチョウチョウウオ属
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyChaetodontidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded3,468
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 13
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Collections
- USNM, AUM, CAS, BPBM, FMNH, AM
- Recorded in
- Pitcairn, United States, Comoros, Japan, Philippines, Unknown Or Invalid, Australia
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Chaetodontidae
- Image
- Hemitaurichthys polylepis.jpg
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Hemitaurichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, butterflyfishes from the family Chaetodontidae. They are native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
The name of this genus is a compound of the Greek hemi meaning “half” and in this case meaning “similar to“, taurus meaning “bull” and ichthys meaning “fish”, taurichthys being a synonym of Heniochus and refers to the bony protuberances, similar to horns, on the head of Heniochus varius.
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