Heniochus chrysostomus

Heniochus chrysostomus
Heniochus chrysostomus from Borneo
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Heniochus
Species: H. chrysostomus
Binomial name
Heniochus chrysostomus
G. Cuvier, 1831
Synonyms
  • Chaetodon teatae Curtiss, 1938
  • Heniochus chrysostomas Cuvier, 1831
  • Heniochus drepanoides Thiollière, 1857
  • Heniochus melanistion Bleeker, 1854
  • Heniochus permutatus

Heniochus chrysostomus, common name Threeband pennantfish, is a tropical fish of the family Chaetodontidae.

Description

Heniochus chrysostomus can attain a maximum length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) in males. The body is oval, laterally flattened, with a basic white color and three broad oblique brown bands. The first band runs from the forehead up to the pelvic fins, the second from the dorsal fin to the anal fin, the third is adjacent to the dorsal fin. The dorsal fin is elongated, in juveniles much more than in adults. Juvenile fishes are solitary. The snout tip is yellow. This species is oviparous and feeds on coral polyps.

Fins formula: Dorsal XII-XIII/21-22, Anal 17-18.

Heniochus chrysostomus

Distribution

This species has an Indo-Pacific distribution, from Western India to Pitcairn Islands, Japan, southern Queensland, Micronesia and New Caledonia.

Habitat

Threeband pennantfish typically inhabits coral-rich areas of reef flats, lagoon and seaward reefs at a depth of 2–40 metres (6 ft 7 in–131 ft 3 in). Juveniles are usually found in lagoons and estuaries.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Dianne J. Bray, 2011, Pennant Bannerfish, Heniochus chrysostomus, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 Sep 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2411