Longfin Bannerfish by a plateaux of table corals

Longfin Bannerfish by a plateaux of table corals

Longfin Bannerfish swimming amongst a plateaux of table corals. Longfin Bannerfish are mostly black and white with an extremely long dorsal fin, they are a sociable, docile fish, normally found in pairs or shoals, generally happy to share the reef with other fish and not normally territorial. When young, they often act as cleaner fish due to their gentle nature.

Longfin Bannerfish Facts
Common Name(s): Penant Coralfish, Featherfin Coralfish, Reef Bannerfish, Wimple Fish
Scientific Name: Heniochus acuminatus
Family: Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Size: 25 cm
Diet: Plankton
Habitat: Tropical reefs, deep lagoons and channels, deeper areas of outer reef slopes
Depth: 2 - 80 metres
Distribution: Indo-Pacific Ocean, Southern Japan to Micronesia, Seychelles
Conservation: Least Concern 

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