Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Longfin Bannerfish
Heniochus acuminatus
Longfin Bannerfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Heniochus acuminatus
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)  
Depth: 6-200 ft. (2-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Fiji, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Chaetodontidae (Family) Butterflyfishes
      └Heniochus (Genus)
       └H. acuminatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218765🔗
iNaturalist ID: 102631🔗

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