Sealife guideThe singular bannerfishHeniochus singularius
Last updated on 04/03/2024 at 12:07 AM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Singular bannerfish
- French name: Poisson cocher malais
- Scientific name: Heniochus singularius (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911)
- Family name: Chaetodontidae
- Order name: Acanthuriformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The singular bannerfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The singular bannerfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2010 within the category Least Concern !

The singular bannerfish (Heniochus singularius) © Orlandin | Dreamstime.com
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Horned bannerfish
(Heniochus varius)
(Heniochus varius)
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Masked butterflyfish
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Melon butterflyfish
(Chaetodon trifasciatus)
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Orange banded butterflyfish
(Coradion chrysozonus)
(Coradion chrysozonus)

Panda butterflyfish
(Chaetodon adiergastos)
(Chaetodon adiergastos)

Scrawled butterflyfish
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(Chaetodon meyeri)

Two eyed butterflyfish
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(Coradion melanopus)

Vagabond butterflyfish
(Chaetodon vagabundus)
(Chaetodon vagabundus)
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(Myripristis jacobus)
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(Lactophrys bicaudalis)
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)

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(Halichoeres scapularis)
(Halichoeres scapularis)
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