Heniochus
Heniochus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, butterflyfishes from the family Chaetodontidae. They are native to the Indo-Pacific. Though very similar in appearance to the Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), the members of this genus are not closely related to it.
| Heniochus | |
|---|---|
| Pennant coralfish, Heniochus acuminatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Chaetodontidae |
| Genus: | Heniochus G. Cuvier, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Chaetodon macrolepidotus Linnaeus, 1758[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Characteristics edit
Heniochus species are distinguished within the Chaetodontidae by having the fourth spine in the dorsal fin elongated, or even forming a filament. The supraorbital crests in adults have spines or horn-like protuberances. They normally have a hump, or at least a robust bony growth on the nape.[2]
Etymology edit
Heniochus is Greek for a “carriage driver” or “coachman” and is a reference to the long, filamentous 4th dorsal spine of these fish, resembling the whip of a coachman.[3]
Species edit
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[4]
- Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pennant coralfish)
- Heniochus chrysostomus G. Cuvier, 1831 (Threeband pennantfish)
- Heniochus diphreutes D. S. Jordan, 1903 (False moorish idol)
- Heniochus intermedius Steindachner, 1893 (Red Sea bannerfish)
- Heniochus monoceros G. Cuvier, 1831 (Masked bannerfish)
- Heniochus pleurotaenia C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 (Phantom bannerfish)
- Heniochus singularius H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1911 (Singular bannerfish)
- Heniochus varius (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Horned bannerfish)
Pictorial identification edit
References edit
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Chaetodontidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ R. Pyle (2001). Kent E. Carpenter; Volker H. Niem (eds.). CHAETODONTIDAE (PDF). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Vol. 5: Bony fishes part 3 (Menidae to Pomacentridae). FAO, Rome. ISBN 92-5-104302-7.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 July 2020). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 1): Families LOBOTIDAE, POMACANTHIDAE, DREPANEIDAE and CHAETODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Heniochus in FishBase. February 2013 version.