BrackishSaltwater
Pennant coralfish
Heniochus acuminatus
Chaetodontidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 25 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 469 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Admiralty Is., American Samoa, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, and 57 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabit deep, protected lagoons and channels, and the deeper parts of outer reef slopes. Juveniles are often solitary while adults occur in pairs. A planktivorous species that generally remains within a few meters of the reef. Juveniles may sometimes pick on parasites on the epidermis of other fish. Oviparous. Form pairs during breeding.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Chaetodon acuminatus
- Chaetodon bifasciatus
- Chaetodon macrolepidotus
- Chaetodon mycteryzans
- Heniochus accuminatus
- Heniochus macrolepidotus
In other languages
- Piskfisk, Långfenad vimpelfisk
- Almindelig vimpelfisk
- Viirikala
- Angelfish pennant, Bannerfish, Butterflyfish, Coachman, Common bannerfish, Feather-fin bullfish, Featherfin bullfish, Featherfin coralfish, Longfin bannerfish, Pennant bannerfish, Pennant corafish, Pennant coral fish, Reef bannerfish, Wimple fish
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.