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 nameImageHemitaurichthys multispinosus J. E. Randall, 1975many-spined butterflyfishHemitaurichthys polylepis (Bleeker, 1857)pyramid butterflyfishHemitaurichthys thompsoni Fowler, 1923Thompson's butterflyfishHemitaurichthys zoster (E. T. Bennett, 1831)brown-and-white butterflyfish
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