Sealife guideThe singular bannerfishHeniochus singularius

Taxonomy

Common name: Singular bannerfish
French name: Poisson cocher malais
Scientific name: Heniochus singularius (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911)
Family name: Chaetodontidae
Order name: Acanthuriformes
Class name: Actinopterygii

Did you know ?

The singular bannerfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The singular bannerfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2010 within the category Least Concern !

The singular bannerfish (Heniochus singularius) © Orlandin | Dreamstime.com

Within the same genus

Horned bannerfish
(Heniochus varius)

Within the same family

Banded butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)

Redtail butterflyfish
(Chaetodon collare)

Pearlscale butterflyfish
(Chaetodon xanthurus)

Melon butterflyfish
(Chaetodon trifasciatus)

Exquisite butterflyfish
(Chaetodon austriacus)

Scrawled butterflyfish
(Chaetodon meyeri)

Peppered butterflyfish
(Chaetodon guttatissimus)

Pyramid butterflyfish
(Hemitaurichthys polylepis)

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Royal angelfish
(Pygoplites diacanthus)

Rock beauty
(Holacanthus tricolor)

Double-spotted queenfish
(Scomberoides lysan)

Glasseye snapper
(Heteropriacanthus cruentatus)

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