Pennant coralfish

Pennant coralfish

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) (Globally)

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) (Persian Gulf)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Heniochus
Species:
H. acuminatus
Binomial name
Heniochus acuminatus
Synonyms
  • Chaetodon acuminatus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Chaetodon macrolepidotus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Heniochus macrolepidotus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Taurichthys macrolepidotus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Chaetodon bifasciatus Shaw, 1803
  • Chaetodon mycteryzans Gronow, 1854

The pennant coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus), also known as the longfin bannerfish, reef bannerfish or coachman, is a species of fish of the family Chaetodontidae, native to the Indo-Pacific area.

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