Gray Butterflyfish

Scientific Name: Hemitaurichthys thompsoni
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 18cm
Description: Uniform dark gray; lacks distinguishing marks.
Favourite: Solitary, in pairs or groups; feed above bottom on plankton.
Hide-out: Deep outer reefs in 10-300m, occasionally shallow coastal reefs and lagoons near deep water.
Location: Central Pacific - Mariana Is. in Micronesia, Samoa, Hawaii, Phoenix Is. and Johnston Atoll to French Polynesia.