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Pyramid butterflyfish

Hemitaurichthys polylepis

Photo by Elsa
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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful butterfly fish with white triangle on its body and, yellow markings and a black face.

Habitat:

Most commonly seen shoaling a few meters above coral reefs, often in groups mixed groups with red-tooth triggerfish and pelagic damselfish species.

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Comments (3)

Yes, I try to match almost every lttle holiday I have with a place where I can dive :-)
They definitely do make a stunning reef scene! Marta you have been diving so many amazing places.. Do you do a yearly dive-trip??
Amazing..! I have never seen these ones yet :-)
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PublishedMay 22, 2011

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