Pennant coral fish
Heniochus acuminatus
Closest relatives | Butterflyfish (130 species) |
Habitat | Outer reefs, 15 to 75 meters deep |
Behaviour | in pairs or in small groups, not territorial |
Diet | free-floating zooplankton, sometimes also ground-living invertebrates, young animals are active as cleaner fish |
Body length | up to 25 cm |
Spawn | broadcast spawner, spawn floats as plankton into the open sea |
Use | fishkeeping, fishing |
Current status | still widespread, stable |
geographic range
Sponsors
N. Hürlimann, Bülach |