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Pyramid butterflyfish

Hemitaurichthys polylepis

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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3 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

Yes, I try to match almost every lttle holiday I have with a place where I can dive :-)

Elsa
Elsa 12 years ago

They definitely do make a stunning reef scene! Marta you have been diving so many amazing places.. Do you do a yearly dive-trip??

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

Amazing..! I have never seen these ones yet :-)

Elsa
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Elsa

Indonesia

Spotted on Mar 22, 2010
Submitted on May 22, 2011

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