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Heniochus diphreutes
The schooling bannerfish is a small fish that can reach a maximum length of 18–21 cm. 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. The schooling bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes), also known as the false moorish idol, is a butterflyfish native to the Indo-Pacific area.
This group of Bannerfishes were seen feeding on a pelagic tunicate.
Spotted on May 3, 2018
Submitted on May 4, 2018
5 Comments
Thanks, @Ava, @DrNamgyal and @room-67028.
@room-67043, that's not the tails but the dorsal fins.
Their tails are very long
They are so bright
Cuties!
Nice notes and lovely pictures, Albert!