False moorish idol
Heniochus diphreutes
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A schooling bannerfish from the Indo-Pacific. It is white with two black diagonal bands and a long white filament on the dorsal fin. It reaches about 21 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Heniochus diphreutes
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Heniochus acuminatus, Heniochus diphreustes
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, África, Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 21 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Planktivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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