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Diphreutes Cantor, 1849. Taurichthys Cuvier 1829. Heniochus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, butterflyfishes from the family Chaetodontidae. They are native to the Indo-Pacific. Though very similar in appearance to the Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), the members of this genus are not closely related to it.
The schooling bannerfish is a small fish that can reach a maximum length of 18–21 cm. [2][3] Its body is compressed laterally, and the first rays of its dorsal fin stretch in a long white filament. Its background color is white with two large black diagonal bands. Beyond the second black stripe, the dorsal, caudal fins and pectoral fins are ...
Heniochus chrysostomus from French Polynesia. Heniochus chrysostomus is a small-sized fish that can reach a maximum length of 18 cm. [2] The body is laterally strongly flattened, with a basic white color and three broad oblique brown bands. The first dark brown band runs from the forehead up to the ventral fins, the second from the dorsal fin ...
Heniochus singularius is found along coastal, inner and outer reef slopes. It shows a preference for areas with plentiful coral growth and varied topography. The juveniles are normally found in shallow lagoons, but may also be found in deeper water in the vicinity of caves and rock shelters. [3] They feed on coral polyps, possibly including ...
Binomial name. Heniochus monoceros. G. Cuvier, 1831. Synonyms [2] Taurichthys monoceros (Cuvier, 1831) Heniochus monoceros, the masked bannerfish, is a marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific area.
Taurichthys viridis Cuvier, 1831. Taurichthys bleekeri Castelnau, 1875. Heniochus varius, the horned bannerfish or humphead bannerfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae, native from the central Indo-Pacific area.
A school of false Moorish idols, Heniochus diphreutes. Butterflyfish mostly range from 12 to 22 cm (4.7 to 8.7 in) in length. The largest species, the lined butterflyfish and the saddle butterflyfish, C. ephippium, grow to 30 cm (12 in). The common name references the brightly coloured and strikingly patterned bodies of many species, bearing ...
Heniochus intermedius. Steindachner, 1893. The Red Sea bannerfish (Heniochus intermedius) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish from the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean. It has been recorded as an introduced species off Florida and as a Lessepsian migrant in the eastern Mediterranean Sea off Turkey.