Schooling bannerfish

Schooling bannerfish

Taxobox
name = Schooling bannerfish


image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Chaetodontidae
genus = "Heniochus"
species = "H. diphreutes"
binomial = "Heniochus diphreutes"
binomial_authority = Jordan, 1903

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.Lieske, E. and Myers, R.F. (2004) "Coral reef guide; Red Sea" London, HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-715986-2]

Habitat

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

Distribution

Red Sea and South Africa to warm-temperate Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. [FishBase_species|genus=Heniochus|species=diphreutes|year=2007|month=5]

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.

References


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