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title: "Pyramid Butterflyfish"
description: "Hemitaurichthys polylepis — Peixes. The pyramid butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae, native from central Indo-Pacific."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/pyramid-butterflyfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pyramid Butterflyfish

> Hemitaurichthys polylepis — Peixes. The pyramid butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae, native from central Indo-Pacific.

- Scientific name: *Hemitaurichthys polylepis*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1412
- Wikidata: [Q2437382](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2437382)
- iNaturalist taxon: [102618](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/102618)

## Names

- en: Pyramid Butterflyfish
- de: Gelber Pyramidenfalterfisch
- es: Pez mariposa pirámide
- fr: Poisson-papillon pyramide

## Countries with the most observations

ID (372), US (164), PH (112), PW (71), PF (49), FJ (47), SB (37), CX (28), MY (25), NC (25), TW (25), GU (23)

## Summary

The pyramid butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae, native from central Indo-Pacific.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_butterflyfish

## Photo

![Pyramid Butterflyfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pyramid-butterflyfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Olly Morgan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/218660949

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pyramid-butterflyfish?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).