Heniochus
Heniochus is a genus of butterflyfishes native to the Indo-Pacific. Though very similar in appearance to the Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), the members of this genus are not closely related to it.
Heniochus | |
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Pennant coralfish, Heniochus acuminatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Chaetodontidae |
Genus: | Heniochus G. Cuvier, 1816 |
Type species | |
Chaetodon macrolepidotus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pennant coralfish)
- Heniochus chrysostomus G. Cuvier, 1831 (Threeband pennantfish)
- Heniochus diphreutes D. S. Jordan, 1903 (False moorish idol)
- Heniochus intermedius Steindachner, 1893 (Red Sea bannerfish)
- Heniochus monoceros G. Cuvier, 1831 (Masked bannerfish)
- Heniochus pleurotaenia C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 (Phantom bannerfish)
- Heniochus singularis H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1911 (Singular bannerfish)
- Heniochus varius (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Horned bannerfish)
Pictorial identification
- Heniochus acuminatus
- Heniochus diphreutes
- Heniochus intermedius
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Heniochus in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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