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Heniochus
''Heniochus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, butterflyfishes from the family Chaetodontidae. They are 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. Characteristics ''Heniochus'' species are distinguished within the Chaetodontidae by having the fourth spine in the dorsal fin elongated, or even forming a filament. The supraorbital crests in adults have spines or horn-like protuberances. They normally have a hump, or at least a robust bony growth on the nape. Etymology ''Heniochus'' is Greek for a “carriage driver” or “coachman” and is a reference to the long, filamentous 4th dorsal spine of these fish, resembling the whip of a coachman. Species There are currently eight recognized species in this genus: * '' Heniochus acuminatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pennant coralfish) * ''Heniochus chrysostomus'' G. Cuvier, 1831 (Threeband pennantfish) * '' Henioch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heniochus
''Heniochus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, butterflyfishes from the family Chaetodontidae. They are 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. Characteristics ''Heniochus'' species are distinguished within the Chaetodontidae by having the fourth spine in the dorsal fin elongated, or even forming a filament. The supraorbital crests in adults have spines or horn-like protuberances. They normally have a hump, or at least a robust bony growth on the nape. Etymology ''Heniochus'' is Greek for a “carriage driver” or “coachman” and is a reference to the long, filamentous 4th dorsal spine of these fish, resembling the whip of a coachman. Species There are currently eight recognized species in this genus: * '' Heniochus acuminatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pennant coralfish) * ''Heniochus chrysostomus'' G. Cuvier, 1831 (Threeband pennantfish) * '' Henioch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heniochus Chrysostomus
''Heniochus chrysostomus'', also known as the threeband pennantfish, threeband bannerfish or pennant bannerfish, is a marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish from the family Chaetodontidae.It is found in the Indo-Pacific region. Distribution ''Heniochus chrysostomus'' is widespread throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific from the western coast of India to Polynesia and from south Japan to New-Caledonia. Habitat ''Heniochus chrysostomus'' typically inhabits coral-rich areas of reef flats, lagoon and seaward reefs at a depth of . Juveniles are usually found in lagoons and estuaries. Description ''Heniochus chrysostomus'' is a small-sized fish that can reach a maximum length of 18 cm. The body is laterally strongly flattened, with a basic white color and three broad oblique brown bands. The first dark brown band runs from the forehead up to the ventral fins, the second from the dorsal fin to the anal fin, the third is adjacent to the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heniochus Intermedius
The Red Sea bannerfish (''Heniochus intermedius'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish from the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean. It has been recorded as an introduced species off Florida and as a Lessepsian migrant in the eastern Mediterranean Sea off Turkey. Description The Red Sea bannerfish has a deeply compressed body which is coloured pale yellow fading to white on the beck towards the head. There are 2 wide, angled oblique vertical blackish bands, these are darker below and become more diffuse towards the back. The forward band starts at the origin of the dorsal fin, adjacent to or over the eye and runs to the pelvic fin. The rear band starts at the spiny part of the dorsal fin and runs to rear part of the anal fin. The pectoral, the soft part of the dorsal and anal fins and the caudal fin are yellow, while the pelvic fins are black. It has a very elongated white filament extending from the anterior part of the dorsal fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennant Coralfish
The pennant coralfish (''Heniochus acuminatus''), also known as the longfin bannerfish, reef bannerfish or coachman, is a species of fish of the family Chaetodontidae, native to the Indo-Pacific area. Description The pennant coralfish is a small-sized fish that can reach a maximum length of 25 cm. However, the average size generally observed in the nature oscillates around 15 cm. Its body is compressed laterally, the first rays of its dorsal fin stretch in a long white filament. The background color of its body is white with two large black diagonal bands. Beyond the second black stripe, the dorsal and the caudal fins are yellow. The pectoral fins are also yellow. The head is white, the eyes are black and linked together by a black band. The snout, spotted with black, is a bit stretched with a small terminal protractile (it can be extend) mouth. The juvenile doesn't have yet after the second black stripe any white area like adults. The pennant coralfish can easil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heniochus Acuminatus
The pennant coralfish (''Heniochus acuminatus''), also known as the longfin bannerfish, reef bannerfish or coachman, is a species of fish of the family Chaetodontidae, native to the Indo-Pacific area. Description The pennant coralfish is a small-sized fish that can reach a maximum length of 25 cm. However, the average size generally observed in the nature oscillates around 15 cm. Its body is compressed laterally, the first rays of its dorsal fin stretch in a long white filament. The background color of its body is white with two large black diagonal bands. Beyond the second black stripe, the dorsal and the caudal fins are yellow. The pectoral fins are also yellow. The head is white, the eyes are black and linked together by a black band. The snout, spotted with black, is a bit stretched with a small terminal protractile (it can be extend) mouth. The juvenile doesn't have yet after the second black stripe any white area like adults. The pennant coralfish can easily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heniochus Singularius
''Heniochus singularius'', the singular bannerfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish from the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region. Description ''Heniochus singularius'' adults and juveniles are rather different in appearance, the juveniles have the 4th spine of the spiny part of the dorsal fin elongated to form a white banner and this makes its triangular shape more obvious. The adults have a less lengthy banner, giving them a fuller shape which more closely resembles the typical butterflyfish shape. The colour pattern on the body starts with a white band encircling the mouth, then there are a number of black bands. These include an eye stripe which runs from above the eye to the chin. Following the eye stripe there is a band in the middle of the body to the front of the dorsal fin. The final black band runs diagonally from the start of the soft-rayed part of the dorsal fin to the rear of the anal fin. The soft rayed part of the dor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heniochus Monoceros
''Heniochus monoceros'', the masked bannerfish, is a marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific area. Description The masked bannerfish is a small-sized fish that can reach a maximum length of 23 cm. Its body is compressed laterally, the first rays of its dorsal fin stretch in a white filament outlined with yellow. The background body color is white with two black vertical bands. The first band masks its face starting at its mouth, and runs to the base of the first rays of the dorsal fin including at the same time its snout and eyes. The lips are white and a fin whitish band runs between the eyes and another one occurs on top of the eyes. the masked bannerfish has a small growth on the axis of the forehead from which radiates a bright whitish to yellowish area. The second band is right in the middle of the fish side. A yellow area extends from the posterior edge of the second black band to the middle of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heniochus Varius
''Heniochus varius'', the horned bannerfish or humphead bannerfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae, native from the central Indo-Pacific area. Description The horned bannerfish is a small-sized fish that can reach a maximum length of . It has the typical deep-bodied and highly compressed body, typical of butterflyfishes. The horned bannerfish is told apart from its congeners by the adults having a pair of obvious horns on the forehead, just above the eyes and a prominent bump on the forehead. The predominant colour on the body is brown to blackish broken by a thin white band behind the head and a second running from the spiny part of the dorsal fin to the caudal peduncle. The two white stripes create a triangle of the base colour on the body. The dorsal fin has 11 spines and 22-25 soft rays while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 17-18 soft rays. Distribution and habitat The horned bannerfish is widespread thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heniochus Pleurotaenia
''Heniochus pleurotaenia'', the phantom bannerfish, is a marine fish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae, native from the central Indo-Pacific area. Description The phantom bannerfish is a small-sized fish that can reach a maximum length of 17 cm. Its body is compressed laterally, with the first rays of its dorsal fin stretched in short white feather-like filaments. The background color is white with light chocolate to dark areas and a brown face mask covering the mouth, eyes and reaches to the base of the first rays of the dorsal fin. Its stretched snout has a small terminal protractile mouth. A little horn adorns the axis between the eyes and a rounded frontal outgrowth gives the impression that the profile of its face is concave. A second area forms an inverted "v" starting at the ventral fins and ending on the anal fin. A third chocolate area runs from the last rays of the dorsal fin to the base of caudal peduncle. The phantom bannerfish can be confused with the ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heniochus Diphreutes
The schooling bannerfish (''Heniochus diphreutes''), also known as the false moorish idol, is a marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish from the family Chaetodontidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific area. Description The schooling bannerfish is a small fish that can reach a maximum length of 18–21 cm.Lieske & Myers,''Coral reef fishes'',Princeton University Press, 2009, Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 2. Fusiliers - Dragonets, Caesionidae - Callionymidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 304-622 p. Its body is compressed laterally, and the first rays of its dorsal fin stretch in a long white filament. Its background color is white with two large black diagonal bands. Beyond the second black stripe, the dorsal, caudal fins and pectoral fins are yellow. The head is white, the eyes are black and linked together by a black to gray band. The short snout, spotted with black to gray, has a small terminal, extensible mouth. Distributio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflyfish
The butterflyfish are a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. The approximately 129 species in 12 genera are found mostly on the reefs of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. A number of species pairs occur in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, members of the huge genus ''Chaetodon''. Butterflyfish look like smaller versions of angelfish (Pomacanthidae), but unlike these, lack preopercle spines at the gill covers. Some members of the genus ''Heniochus'' resemble the Moorish idol (''Zanclus cornutus'') of the monotypic Zanclidae. Among the paraphyletic Perciformes, the former are probably not too distantly related to butterflyfish, whereas the Zanclidae seem far less close. Description and ecology Butterflyfish mostly range from in length. The largest species, the lined butterflyfish and the saddle butterflyfish, ''C. ephippium'', grow to . The common name references the brightly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zanclus Cornutus
The Moorish idol (''Zanclus cornutus'') is a marine fish species, the sole extant representative of the family Zanclidae (from the Greek ζαγκίος, ''zagkios'', "oblique") in order Acanthuriformes. A common inhabitant of tropical to subtropical reefs and lagoons, the Moorish idol is notable for its wide distribution throughout the Indo-Pacific. A number of butterflyfishes (genus ''Heniochus'') closely resemble the Moorish idol. It is closely related to, if not a direct descendant of, the extinct ''Eozanclus brevirostris'', from the Middle Eocene of Monte Bolca. The Moorish idol got its name from the "Moors" of Africa, who purportedly believed the fish to be a bringer of happiness. Moorish idols are also a coveted aquarium fish but, despite their abundance and wide array of habitats, they are notoriously finicky and hard to adjust to captivity. Their omnivorous diet can be extremely difficult to replicate in aquaria, as the vegetation which they live on is normally exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
