Heniochus

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Heniochus
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Pennant coralfish, Heniochus acuminatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Chaetodontidae
Genus:	Heniochus G. Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Chaetodon macrolepidotus Linnaeus, 1758

Heniochus is a genus of butterflyfishes native to the Indo-Pacific. Though very similar in appearance to the Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), the members of this genus are not closely related to it.

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:

• Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pennant coralfish)
• Heniochus chrysostomus G. Cuvier, 1831 (Threeband pennantfish)
• Heniochus diphreutes D. S. Jordan, 1903 (False moorish idol)
• Heniochus intermedius Steindachner, 1893 (Red Sea bannerfish)
• Heniochus monoceros G. Cuvier, 1831 (Masked bannerfish)
• Heniochus pleurotaenia C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 (Phantom bannerfish)
• Heniochus singularis H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1911 (Singular bannerfish)
• Heniochus varius (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Horned bannerfish)

Pictorial identification

• Pennant coralfish melb aquarium edit2.jpg

  Heniochus acuminatus

• Pennant Bannerfish (Heniochus chrysostomus).jpg

  Heniochus chrysostomus

• Pennant Bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes) (3148921825).jpg

  Heniochus diphreutes

• Heniochus intermedius.jpg

  Heniochus intermedius

• Heniochus monoceros.jpg

  Heniochus monoceros

• Heniochus pleurotaenia1.jpg

  Heniochus pleurotaenia

• Heniochus singularius 2000 Thailand.jpg

  Heniochus singularius

• Humphead bannerfish Heniochus varius (7504787246).jpg

  Heniochus varius