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.

[2] There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[3]

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