Indian bannerfish
Heniochus pleurotaenia
- Usual depth6 m
- Water temperature29–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
About this species
Heniochus pleurotaenia, the phantom bannerfish, is a marine fish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae, native from the central Indo-Pacific area.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6 m · Deepest record: 6 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Indian bannerfish, Indian Ocean Bannerfish, Phantom Bannerfish
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Phantom-Wimpelfisch
- Spanish
- Pez Estandarte Fantasma
- French
- Pavillon kabubu, Poisson-cocher fantôme
- Japanese
- Indian hatatatedai
- Thai
- ปลาโนรีหน้าหัก
Similar species
Horned BannerfishHeniochus varius
- Pennant coralfish
Heniochus acuminatus
- Horned Bannerfish
Heniochus chrysostomus
- Pennantfish
Heniochus diphreutes
- Masked bannerfish
Heniochus monoceros
- Philippine Kabubu
Heniochus singularius
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).
- 66 open-data records from 1992 to 2008.
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