Banner Fish

Hi! I’m a Banner Fish

The Schooling Banner Fish is widespread across the Indo-Pacific. It is sometimes sold as a cheaper alternative to the Moorish idol, and has subseqeuntly been referred to as the Falso moorish idol.

Facts

Taxonomy

Heniochus diphreutes

Population Movement

Stable

Current Animals

Life Span (captive)

Average 5 years 

Weight

Reproduction

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Group Count

2

Life Span (wild)

Average 5 years

Size

18-21cm length

Gestation

4-6 weeks 

Distribution

The schooling bannerfish is widespread throughout the tropical, subtropical and temperate waters of the Indo-Pacific from the eastern coast of Africa, Red Sea included, to Polynesia and Hawaii and from south Japan to Kermadec Islands (New Zealand).