Heniochus
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Heniochus is a genus
of fish in the family
Chaetodontidae. The Moorish idol
, Zanclus cornutus is similar in appearance but unrelated.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fish in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Chaetodontidae. The Moorish idol
Moorish Idol
The moorish idol, Zanclus cornutus , is a small marine fish species, the sole extant representative of the family Zanclidae in order Perciform. A common inhabitant of tropical to subtropical reefs and lagoons, the moorish idol is notable for its wide distribution throughout the Indo-Pacific...
, Zanclus cornutus is similar in appearance but unrelated.
Species
- Pennant coralfishPennant coralfishThe pennant coralfish , also known as the longfin bannerfish or coachman is a tropical fish of the family Chaetodontidae. It is also known colloquially as the "poor man's moorish idol".-Appearance:...
Heniochus acuminatus Linnaeus, 1758 - Threeband pennantfish Heniochus chrysostomas Cuvier, 1831
- False moorish idol Heniochus diphreutes Jordan, 1903
- Red Sea bannerfishRed Sea bannerfishThe Red Sea bannerfish is a Perciform fish which is found in waters around Africa and the Middle East.-Description:This fish is pale yellow below and white above, with two broad diagonal black bands, up to 20cm in length....
Heniochus intermedius Steindachner, 1893 - Masked bannerfish Heniochus monoceras Cuvier, 1831
- Phantom bannerfish Heniochus pleurotaenia Ahl, 1923
- Singular bannerfish Heniochus singularis Smith & Radcliffe, 1911
- Horned bannerfish Heniochus varius Cuvier, 1829