red sea bannerfish
| Scientific name | Heniochus intermedius |
|---|---|
| Descriptor | Steindachner |
| Year of description | 1893 |
| IUCN category | LC |
| Family | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus | Heniochus |
Introduction
Heniochus intermedius, commonly known as red sea bannerfish, is a salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size16 cm
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Maximum size18 cm
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ShapeTriangular
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Patterndiagonal stripes
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Average size16 cm
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Maximum size18 cm
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ShapeTriangular
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Patterndiagonal stripes
How to recognize the red sea bannerfish ?
The red sea bannerfish measures between 16 and 18 cm. This fish is tricolore with a predominantly jaune, noir and blanc body. The also has noir diagonal stripes.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietplanctophage
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Sociabilityliving in a group or alone
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
The red sea bannerfish is a fish living in a group or alone naturally found at mid-depth and near the bottom. This species is planctophage .
Although the red sea bannerfish is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare qui pond en eau libre
The red sea bannerfish is a fish ovipare qui pond en eau libre.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
Where to see this species?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature24 - 30 °C
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Depth3 - 50 m
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FlowMedium
Biotope presentation
The red sea bannerfish is most often found at a depth between 3m and 50m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
To go further
Species of the same family
teardrop butterfly fish
Chaetodontidae
ornate butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae
triangulate butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae
lined butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae
Chaetodon guentheri
Chaetodontidae
black-backed butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae
decorated butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae
oval-spot butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae
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Translation
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Bibliographic references
First Occurrence of Heniochus intermedius Steindachner, 1893 in The Syrian Marine Waters (Levantine Basin) - Adib Saad - Mai Masri - Ahmad Soliman - Lana Khrema - Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research - 2022. 19(5): 14-18, 2022; Article no.AJFAR.90126 ISSN: 2582-3760
NEW RECORD AND OCCURRENCE OF THE RED SEA BANNERFISH, HENIOCHUS INTERMEDIUS (ACTINOPTERYGII: PERCIFORMES: CHAETODONTIDAE), IN THE MEDITERRANEAN - Rami Tsadok - Eli Shemesh - Yotam POPOVICH - Yaniv SABAG - Daniel GOLANI - Dan TCHERONOV - Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria - 2015. 10.3750/AIP2015.45.3.14
Recent evidence on the presence of Heniochus intermedius (Teleostei: Chaetodontidae) and Platycephalus indicus (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) in the Mediterranean Sea - Michel Bariche - BioInvasions Records - 2012. Volume 1, Issue 1: 53–57
Where to see this species?
Species of the same family
teardrop butterfly fish
Chaetodontidae
ornate butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae
triangulate butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae
lined butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae
Chaetodon guentheri
Chaetodontidae
black-backed butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae
decorated butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae
oval-spot butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae
Same genus
Species of the same biotope
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