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
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]

Pictorial identification

gollark: If it was made as a bioweapon, which seems very unlikely, then it's not a particularly good one.
gollark: Not all mutations will do that as far as I know.
gollark: Oh dear. I like having lungs so that is worrying if true.
gollark: Not sure how grades are meant to work exactly, but oh well.
gollark: Yep!

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Heniochus in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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