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Longfin Bannerfish

Heniochus acuminatus

Photo by AlbertKang
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Field Notes

Description:

This Longfin Bannerfishes are also known as Pennant Bannerfish.
They are white/yellow with black bands, with second black band ending at tip of anal fin, with elongated dorsal fin filament.

Often found in school, this particular dive site in Maldives, they numbers in the thousands and was quite a spectacular sight.

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