Red Sea bannerfish
Heniochus intermedius
- Usual depth3–15 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly, October, and November
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Derek Keats, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The Red Sea bannerfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish from the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean. It has been recorded as an introduced species off Florida and as a Lessepsian migrant in the eastern Mediterranean Sea off Turkey.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 99 records
- February: 77 records
- March: 103 records
- April: 112 records
- May: 84 records
- June: 83 records
- July: 182 records
- August: 139 records
- September: 119 records
- October: 202 records
- November: 170 records
- December: 101 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–15 m · Deepest record: 15 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Photos
(c) Derek Keats, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Micha Baum, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Michael Bakker Paiva, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Michael Bakker Paiva, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Edmundas Greimas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Red Sea bannerfish
Other scientific names: Heniochus intermedium
Similar species
Pennant coralfishHeniochus acuminatus
Horned BannerfishHeniochus chrysostomus
PennantfishHeniochus diphreutes
Masked bannerfishHeniochus monoceros
Philippine KabubuHeniochus singularius
Horned BannerfishHeniochus varius
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).
- 575 open-data records from 2011 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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