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Hemitaurichthys zoster (Bennett, 1831)

Brown-and-white butterflyfish
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India country information

Common names: Handupholimas, Pakkikkadiya, പക്കി ക്കടിയ 
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found along coastal waters (Ref. 45255). Also Ref. 4858, 33390.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah, 2002
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: Hemitaurichthys: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, taureia = skin of bull + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bennett.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 40 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; - 28°S

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