Schooling Bannerfish, Heniochus diphreutes Jordan 1903
Other Names: Bannerfish, False Moorish Idol, Pennantfish, Schooling Coachman
A Schooling Bannerfish, Heniochus diphreutes, at North Solitary Island, New South Wales, August 2016. Source: Ian Shaw / iNaturalist.org. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A silvery-white bannerfish with two diagonal black bands. The Schooling Bannerfish differs from the Longfin Bannerfish in having the second band ending at about the 'corner' of the anal fin, a shorter snout and a more rounded chest. Often seen in large schools.
Video of Schooling Bannerfish in the Maldives.
Schooling Bannerfish are often seen removing parasites from Short Sunfish, Mola ramsayi, at cleaning stations in Bali, Indonesia.
Video of Schooling Bannerfish in the Maldives.
Schooling Bannerfish are often seen removing parasites from Short Sunfish, Mola ramsayi, at cleaning stations in Bali, Indonesia.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Heniochus diphreutes in Fishes of Australia, accessed 13 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2412
Schooling Bannerfish, Heniochus diphreutes Jordan 1903
More Info
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Distribution |
Shark Bay to the Kimberley region, Western Australia, and the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, to at least Sydney, New South Wales, with juveniles further south; also in the Lord Howe Island region. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, temperate, Indo-west-central Pacific - from the Red Sea and East Africa to the west-central Pacific. Adults usually aggregate well above the bottom on deep outer reef slopes, or in shallower water in cool upwelling areas. Juveniles often school around isolated patch reefs. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin XII-XIII, 23-25; Anal fin III, 17-19.. |
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Feeding |
Feeds on zooplankton and removes parasites from other fishes. |
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Species Citation |
Heniochus diphreutes Jordan 1903, Proc. U. S. Natl Mus. 26(1328): 694. Type locality: Nagasaki, Japan |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Schooling Bannerfish, Heniochus diphreutes Jordan 1903
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