Horned Bannerfish, Heniochus varius (Cuvier 1829)
Other Names: Horned Bull-fish, Humphead Bannerfish, Hunchbacked Bullfish, Hunchbacked Coralfish
A pair of Horned Bannerfish, Heniochus varius, at Osprey Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Source: Dave Harasti. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A brown to blackish bannerfish with a narrow white band on the rear of the head, and another from the dorsal-fin spines to the caudal peduncle. Adults have a pair of horns above the eyes and a large bony protruberance on the head.
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Bray, D.J. 2019, Heniochus varius in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/428
Horned Bannerfish, Heniochus varius (Cuvier 1829)
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Distribution |
Offshore reefs of north Western Australia, Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea, and the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland to the Solitary Islands, new South Wales; also Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean, and at Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere the species occurs in the east-Indo-west-central Pacific. Inhabits areas of rich coral growth in reef lagoons and on seaward slopes, often sheltering in caves. |
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Feeding |
Corallivore. unknown whether the Horned Bannerfish feeds exclusively on live coral for food. |
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Species Citation |
Taurichthys varius Cuvier 1829, Le Règne Animal Vol. 2: 129. Type locality (neotype): Ambon Island, Moluccas, Indonesia (originally as East Indies). |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
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Horned Bannerfish, Heniochus varius (Cuvier 1829)
References
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