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Longfin Bannerfish

Heniochus acuminatus

Description:

These were abundant on the reef, and I assumed they were juvenile Moorish Idols.

Habitat:

Watamu Marine National Park, Kenya

1 Species ID Suggestions

Pennant Coralfish/Longfin Bannerfish
Heniochus acuminatus Heniochus acuminatus, Pennant coralfish : fisheries, aquarium


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2 Comments

mattsilvia7
mattsilvia7 12 years ago

Thanks for the correction!

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 12 years ago

Ah, this isn't a moorish idol, but a bannerfish! It's a really common mistake, they look freakishly similar but aren't that related at all. This is in fact a kind of butterfly fish! There are two types, and judging from the longer snout, I'm going with longfish bannerfish (also called a pennant coralfish).

mattsilvia7
Spotted by
mattsilvia7

Kenya

Spotted on Dec 6, 2005
Submitted on May 3, 2011

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