Scientific Name	Hemitaurichthys polylepis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1857)	Depth	5 - 40M
Chinese	多鱗霞蝶魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蝴蝶魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F393　Chaetodontidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	多鱗霞蝶魚
Max Length	18 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	霞蝶
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Amboina
Synonyms	Chaetodon polylepis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0057385. ASIZP0059170. ASIZP0070854. ASIZP0070968. ASIZP0804233. ASIZP0804847. ASIZP0914847. NMMBP04108. NMMBP05186. NMMSTP00272. NTUM00662. NTUM00663. NTUM00729. NTUM08020.
Barcode	2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,%
Common Name	Pyramid butterflyfish; Shy butterflyfish; Pyramid butterfly; Brushytoothed butterflyfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oval, deep, strongly compressed. Head length about equal to head height; preopercle smooth, without prominent spines. Snout short. Small protractile mouth with brush-like teeth in the jaws. Dorsal fin with XI-XII spines, no notch between spinous and soft dorsal fin; and 23 to 26 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 19 to 22 soft rays; pectoral fins transparent with 16 to 18 soft rays; pelvic fins with I stout spine and 5 branched rays; caudal fin rounded. Overall whitish with a triangular yellow area behind head; dorsal fin and an area below soft portion of fin yellow; caudal peduncle and fin white; anal finyellow; head usually dark brown.
habitats	Inhabits coral reefs and aggregates in midwater at depths of 5 to 40 m. Feeds on plankton; forms small to large aggregations.
Distribution	Widely distributed in Indo-Pacific from Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to Indonesia to and the Hawaiian, Line, and Pitcairn Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals and New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia. It is found in sou
Utility	Marine aquarium fish.