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Heniochus acuminatus

(Linnaeus, 1758)


John Paul Connor N'Gouja Mayotte 09/10/2013 Sony DSC-TX30

Stuart Pearce Nice shot :)

John Paul Connor Merci beaucoup Stuart

Sara Tome una belleza

Ron Silver Longfin Bannerfish, Heniochus acuminatus

John Paul Connor Many thanks Ron

Message posted on The Global Diving Community on 17 Oct 2013
Fikret Goksel Bannerfish ...

Ron Silver Longfin Bannerfish, Heniochus acuminatus

Message posted on The Global Diving Community on 20 Aug 2013
Peter Verhoog lovely school of butterfly fish.

Shohei Shigeta Very nice!

Itziar Ordoñez Love it !

Ivan van Heerden Chaetodon lunula...Half moon Butterfly Fish

Danny Ocampo lovely indeed! wow!

Ron Silver Appear to be Longfin Bannerfish, Heniochus acuminatus

José Guillermo Montaño Gutiérrez Hermoso! :)

Mikael Norlund Nice! Isn't it Morish idol ?

João Paulo Cauduro Filho beautiful composition congratulations for the photo

Message posted on UWphotographers on 13 Aug 2013
John Paul Connor Zanclus cornutus "pavillon cocher" N'Gouja Mayotte 09/10/2013

Ron Silver John, this is a Longfin Bannerfish, Heniochus acuminatus which looks similar to the Moorish Idol, Zanclus cornutus. Here's photo of Z. cornnutus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorish_idol

John Paul Connor Many thanks Ron !

Ron Silver :-D

Stuart Pearce Nice shot :)

Message posted on The Global Diving Community on 20 Oct 2013
Taxonomy
Animalia (Kingdom)
  Chordata (Phylum)
    Vertebrata (Subphylum)
      Gnathostomata (Superclass)
        Pisces (Superclass)
          Actinopterygii (Class)
            Perciformes (Order)
              Chaetodontidae (Family)
                Heniochus (Genus)
                  Heniochus acuminatus (Species)
Associated Species