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Pennant coralfish
Heniochus acuminatus
19.1727, -96.1333
Field Notes
Description:
also known as the longfin bannerfish or coachman is a tropical fish of the family Chaetodontidae. It is also known colloquially as the "poor man's moorish idol".
Habitat:
The pennant coralfish's natural distribution is in the Indian and Pacific oceans in reef settings, from southern Japan to Micronesia and Lord Howe Island. Also found in the Seychelles.
Notes:
The pennant coralfish eats mostly plankton in the wild but are omnivorous in an aquarium setting.
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