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Heniochus acuminatus  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Longfin Bannerfish, Pennant Coralfish

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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Superfamily: Percoidea
Family: Chaetodontidae
Subfamily: -
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species: acuminatus


  • Common names: Longfin Bannerfish, Pennant Coralfish
  • Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa and Persian Gulf to the Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Throughout Micronesia.
  • Image locations: Nakhon Si Thammarat (Koh Tao), Krabi (Koh Phi Phi Marine N.P.)
  • Environment: Marine
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Heniochus acuminatus from Thailand.
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Heniochus acuminatus (Longfin bannerfish). Koh Haa, Krabi Province. December, 2014.
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Heniochus acuminatus (Longfin bannerfish). Koh Tao, Chumphon Province. April, 2013.
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Heniochus acuminatus (Longfin bannerfish). Koh Haa, Krabi Province, March, 2012.

References: 
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