Horned Bannerfish
Heniochus chrysostomus
- Usual depth3–21 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, June, and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Heniochus chrysostomus, also known as the threeband pennantfish, threeband bannerfish or pennant bannerfish, is a marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish from the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 22 records
- February: 74 records
- March: 64 records
- April: 152 records
- May: 99 records
- June: 172 records
- July: 129 records
- August: 100 records
- September: 121 records
- October: 169 records
- November: 35 records
- December: 24 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–21 m · Deepest record: 48 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Horned Bannerfish, Horned Coralfish, Pennant Bannerfish, threadbanded bullfish, Threeband Pennant, Threeband Pennantfish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Poisson cocher du Pacifique, Taurillon à trois bandes
- Japanese
- Minami-hatatatedai, Minamihatatatedai, ミナミハタタテダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 三帶立旗鯛, 南洋關刀, 金口馬夫魚, 金口马夫鱼
Other scientific names: Chaetodon teatae, Heniochus chrysostomas, Heniochus drepanoides, Heniochus melanistion, Heniochus permutatus
Similar species
Horned BannerfishHeniochus varius
- Pennant coralfish
Heniochus acuminatus
- Pennantfish
Heniochus diphreutes
- Masked bannerfish
Heniochus monoceros
- Philippine Kabubu
Heniochus singularius
- Indian bannerfish
Heniochus pleurotaenia
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 2,614 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
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