Schooling Bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes)

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Schooling Bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes) - Wiki

Schooling bannerfish
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Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae

[Photo] Schooling Bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes). Source: Source http://www.nps.gov/archive/kaho/KAHOckLs/KAHOreef/chae6b.htm Author NPS photo - Bryan Harry

Description
White with 2 broad diagonal black bands, up to 18cm in length. Similar in appearance to Heniochus acuminatus but has larger eye and smaller snout.

Habitat
In schools, juveniles on isolated coral heads or patch reefs, adults in midwater.

Distribution
Red Sea and South Africa to warm-temperate Australia and the Hawaiian Islands.

In the Aquarium
Thrives best in moderate reef tanks of 25-26 degrees celsius. They will usually feed on plankton and brine shrimp, although if underfed they might nip at invertebrates.

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