Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Masked Bannerfish
Heniochus monoceros
Masked Bannerfish
Category: Butterflyfishes
Scientific Name: Heniochus monoceros
Size: Up to 9 in. (23 cm)  
Depth: 6-80 ft. (2-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, 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. monoceros (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218764🔗
iNaturalist ID: 102635🔗

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