Pyramid butterflyfish

Hemitaurichthys polylepis

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Size (length and weight)
Can grow to 7 inches

Physical description
Very narrow in width with a roughly triangular shaped profile. As it grows its head changes from yellow to black.
Location in the world
Indo-pacific
Diet
it feeds on plankton also it is a omnivorous, also it eats 2-3 times a day.


Predators
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Young
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Niche or role in their ecosystem
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Other names
Banded butterflyfish or hemitaurichthys zoster

Author's name
Encyclopedia of life
http://www.eol.org
2010.02.12.02
3\11\2010

Stan & Debbie Hauter
About.com
http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/butterflyfishprofiles/p/prpyramidbfly.htm
©2010
march 15 2010

Tammy Peluso
AboutFishOnline.com
http://www.aboutfishonline.com/articles/pyramid-butterflyfish.html
2008-2010
march 16 2010

1. How much does the pyramid butterflyfish weigh?
2. Does this fish have a diffrante name?
3. How old can this animal live to?
4. Can this fish only be yellow?
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