Pennant coralfish - 114°E HK Reef Fish

Photo By: Ryan Cheng

Photo By: Gomen See

Photo By: Gomen See

Photo By: Calton Law

Photo By: Allen To

Photo By: Allen To

Photo By: Allen To

Pennant coralfish

Characteristics

Body white with two board black bands.
Tail and posterior dorsal fin yellow.
The fourth dorsal spine extends to a white filamentous structure.

Description

Recorded singly, in pairs and in small groups.
Feeds on zooplanktons and benthic invertebrates.

Common Name: Long-fin bannerfish, Pennant coralfish

Family Common Name: Butterflyfishes

Family: Chaetodontidae

Scientific Name: Heniochus acuminatus___(Linnaeus, 1758)

Genus: Heniochus

Maximum Length: 25 cm (Total Length)

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未評估

Not Evaluated (ne)

數據缺乏

Data Deficient (dd)

無危

Least Concern (lc)

近危

Near Threatened (nt)

易危

Vulnerable (vu)

瀕危

Endangered (en)

極危

Critically Endangered (cr)

絕滅

Extinct (ex)

Pennant coralfish