Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Schooling Bannerfish
Heniochus diphreutes
Schooling Bannerfish
Also known as: False moorish idol, Pennantfish, Pennant Butterflyfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Heniochus diphreutes
Size: 5 to 8 in. (13 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 15-60 ft. (5-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family) Butterflyfishes
      └Heniochus (Genus)
       └H. diphreutes (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218763🔗
iNaturalist ID: 102633🔗

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