Phantom bannerfish
Heniochus pleurotaenia
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A bannerfish from the Indian Ocean, from the Maldives and Sri Lanka to the Andaman Sea and Java. It reaches 17 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Heniochus pleurotaenia
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chaetodontidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Heniochus varius
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 17 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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