Heniochus monoceros Bannerfish, Masked Bannerfish, Masked Bannerfish, Masked Coachman, Pennant Coralfish, Unicorn Pennant Coralfish, Three-banded Bull-fish

Heniochus monocerosis commonly referred to as Bannerfish, Masked Bannerfish, Masked Bannerfish, Masked Coachman, Pennant Coralfish, Unicorn Pennant Coralfish, Three-banded Bull-fish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 1300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 1417
AphiaID:: 218764

Scientific:: Heniochus monoceros
German:: Masken-Wimpelfisch
English:: Bannerfish, Masked Bannerfish, Masked Bannerfish, Masked Coachman, Pennant Coralfish, Unicorn Pennant Coralfish, Three-banded Bull-fish

Category:: Bannerfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Chaetodontidae (Family) > Heniochus (Genus) > monoceros (Species)
Initial determination:: Cuvier, 1831

Occurrence:: Eritrea, Djibouti, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Caroline Island, China, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), East Africa, Eastern Indian Ocean, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gambier Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Johnston Atoll, Kenya, Kiribati, Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Niue, Norfolk Island, Ogasawara Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Phoenix Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Rodriguez, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 2 - 30 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs
Size:: up to 9.45" (24 cm)
Weight:: 299 g
Temperature:: 24,7 °F - 29,3 °F (24,7°C - 29,3°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Mysis
Tank:: 285.97 gal (~ 1300L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-04-23 18:02:37
Last edit:: 2023-10-27 12:34:29

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Heniochus monoceros are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Heniochus monoceros, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Heniochus monoceros, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Heniochus monoceros Cuvier, 1831

Synonymised names:
Heniochus monoceras Cuvier, 1831 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Taurichthys monoceros (Cuvier, 1831) · unaccepted