Schooling bannerfish

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Schooling bannerfish

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Heniochus
Species: H. diphreutes
Binomial name
Heniochus diphreutes
Jordan, 1903
Schooling on a wreck, Taba.
Schooling on a wreck, Taba.

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[edit] Description

White with 2 broad diagonal black bands, up to 18cm in length. Similar in appearance to Heniochus acuminatus but has larger eye and smaller snout.[1]

[edit] Habitat

In schools, juveniles on isolated coral heads or patch reefs, adults in midwater.

[edit] Distribution

Red Sea and South Africa to warm-temperate Australia and the Hawaiian Islands.[2]

[edit] In the Aquarium

Thrives best in moderate reef tanks of 25-26 degrees celsius. They will usually feed on plankton and brine shrimp, although if underfed they might nip at invertebrates.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lieske, E. and Myers, R.F. (2004) Coral reef guide; Red Sea London, HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-715986-2
  2. ^ "Heniochus diphreutes". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 5 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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