Home.gif (2440 bytes) Fishes.gif (1754 bytes)Corals.gif (2315 bytes)  Marine.gif (2062 bytes) Diving.gif (2226 bytes) Photography.gif (2021 bytes)  Links.gif (2983 bytes)

Family Chaetodontidae

Butterflyfishes

Thompson's Butterflyfish, Sand Island Pipe, 100 feet Thompson's Butterflyfish, Hanauma Bay, 25 feet

Scientific name Hemitaurichthys thompsoni Fowler, 1923
Common name THOMPSON'S BUTTERFLYFISH
Habitat Reefs and walls exposed to strong current and deep water
Depth 10 to 1000 feet
Diet Zooplankton
Size 8 inches
Abundance Uncommon
Distribution Hawaii, Johnston Is., Line Is., Samoa, Marianas, Tuamotus
Notes Usually seen in mixed-species aggregations above the reef

Home.gif (2440 bytes) Fishes.gif (1754 bytes)Corals.gif (2315 bytes)  Marine.gif (2062 bytes) Diving.gif (2226 bytes) Photography.gif (2021 bytes)  Links.gif (2983 bytes)