Banner Fish
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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).