Red Sea bannerfish
| Red Sea bannerfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Heniochus |
| Species: | H. intermedius |
| Binomial name | |
| Heniochus intermedius Steindachner, 1893 | |
The Red Sea bannerfish (Heniochus intermedius) is a Perciform fish which is found in waters around Africa and the Middle East.
Description
This fish is pale yellow below and white above, with two broad diagonal black bands, up to 20cm in length.[1]
Habitat
In schools as juveniles on coral heads, sometimes with Heniochus diphreutes. Adults usually in monogamous pairs.
Distribution
Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.[2]
External links
Media related to Heniochus intermedius at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ↑ Lieske, E. and Myers, R.F. (2004) Coral reef guide; Red Sea London, HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-715986-2
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Heniochus intermedius" in FishBase. 5 2007 version.
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