Hemitaurichthys


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.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
SpeciesCommon nameImage
Hemitaurichthys multispinosus
John [Ernest Randall|J. E. Randall], 1975		many-spined butterflyfish
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
pyramid butterflyfish
Hemitaurichthys thompsoni
Henry [Weed Fowler|Fowler], 1923		Thompson's butterflyfish
Hemitaurichthys zoster
brown-and-white butterflyfish