Schooling Bannerfish

Scientific Name: Heniochus diphreutes
Species: Butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae)
Other names: Bannerfish, Coralfishes, Schooling Pennantfish, Schooling Pennant Butterflyfish, Heniochus Butterfly, Schooling Butterflyfish, Schooling Coachman, False Moorish Idol.

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Description

Also known as Bannerfish, Coralfishes, Schooling Pennantfish, Schooling Pennant Butterflyfish, Heniochus Butterfly, Schooling Butterflyfish, Schooling Coachman and False Moorish Idol.

Found in schools in shallow lagoons to outer deep reef walls.
They feed on coral polyps, tentacles of featherdusters and Christmas-tree worms.
Length - 20cm
Depth - 15-200m
Widespread Indo-Pacific

Butterflyfish and angelfish are members of the bristletooth family (Chaetodontidae) they have very fine hairlike teeth that enable them to pick out small organisms inaccessible to most other fish for eating.
Butterflyfishes thrive on a diet of coral polyps, tentacles of featherdusters and Christmas-tree worms. As these food sources all zap back into their shells the butterflyfishes need to be able to hover motionless while picking at the coral and to dart swiftly over short distances to get the worm before it retracts. They do this by using their Pectoral fins as oars to brake, sprint, turn and even reverse.

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The Schooling Bannerfish is found in or near the Indo-Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 15 times by user @fishx6

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