Philippine Kabubu
Heniochus singularius
- Usual depth6–23 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, June, and July
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Heniochus singularius, the singular bannerfish, is a species of 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: 3 records
- February: 12 records
- March: 23 records
- April: 25 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 32 records
- July: 37 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–23 m · Deepest record: 39 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Philippine Kabubu, Singular Bannerfish
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Malayen-Wimpelfisch
- Spanish
- Pez estandarte singular
- French
- Poisson cocher malais, Poisson-cocher malais
- Japanese
- Shima-hatatatedai, Shimahatatatedai, シマハタタテダイ
- Thai
- ปลาโนรีครีบสั้น, ปลาโนรีหลังเหลือง
- Simplified Chinese
- 單棘立旗鯛, 四带马夫鱼, 四帶馬夫魚, 花關刀
Other scientific names: Heniochus singularis
Similar species
Horned BannerfishHeniochus varius
- Pennant coralfish
Heniochus acuminatus
- Horned Bannerfish
Heniochus chrysostomus
- Pennantfish
Heniochus diphreutes
- Masked bannerfish
Heniochus monoceros
- 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).
- 464 open-data records from 1931 to 2023.
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