Heniochus

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Heniochus
Pennant coralfish, Heniochus acuminatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Chaetodontidae
Genus:	Heniochus G. Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Chaetodon macrolepidotus Linnaeus, 1758

Heniochus is a genus of butterflyfishes native to the Indo-Pacific. Though very similar in appearance to the Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), the members of this genus are not closely related to it.

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:

• Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pennant coralfish)
• Heniochus chrysostomus G. Cuvier, 1831 (Threeband pennantfish)
• Heniochus diphreutes D. S. Jordan, 1903 (False moorish idol)
• Heniochus intermedius Steindachner, 1893 (Red Sea bannerfish)
• Heniochus monoceros G. Cuvier, 1831 (Masked bannerfish)
• Heniochus pleurotaenia C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 (Phantom bannerfish)
• Heniochus singularis H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1911 (Singular bannerfish)
• Heniochus varius (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Horned bannerfish)

Pictorial identification

• 
  Heniochus acuminatus
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  Heniochus chrysostomus
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  Heniochus diphreutes
• 
  Heniochus intermedius
• 
  Heniochus monoceros
• 
  Heniochus pleurotaenia
• 
  Heniochus singularius
• 
  Heniochus varius