Pennant Bannerfish

Scientific Name: Heniochus chrysostomus
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 18cm
Description: White with black band on head, mid-body and upper rear body, yellow upper snout; tallest dorsal spine trails feather-like pennant.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Inshore and outer reefs in 3-45m.
Location: East Indo-Pacific - Cocos-Keeling Is. to Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, Fiji and French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to N.W. & E. Australia.

Humphead Bannerfish

Scientific Name: Heniochus varius
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 19cm
Description: Large brown to black triangular area on body; pair of horns just above eyes; bump on nape.
Favourite: Solitary, in pairs or form groups; often under ledges.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas of lagoons and seaward reef slopes in 2-30m.
Location: Pacific - Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia and Fiji to Polynesia. S.W. Japan to N.W. & N.E. Australia and New Caledonia.

Masked Bannerfish

Scientific Name: Heniochus monoceros
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 23cm
Description: Rear body and fins yellow; white band runs from dorsal fin filament to lower head with dark bar behind; bump on nape.
Favourite: Solitary, in pairs or small groups.
Hide-out: Lagoons and outer reefs with rich coral growth in 2-25m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa, Bay of Bengal to Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea and French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to E. Australia.

Phantom Bannerfish

Scientific Name: Heniochus pleurotaenia
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 17cm
Description: White central bar bordered by pair of wide blackish bands that become brown and converge on back; pair of horns just above eyes; bump on nape.
Favourite: Solitary, in pairs or groups.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas to 25m.
Location: Indian Ocean - Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea to W. Java in Indonesia.

Singular Bannerfish

Scientific Name: Heniochus singularius
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 23cm
Description: Body and anal fin black, dorsal fin and tail yellow; long white dorsal-fin filament; bump on nape, white bar behind eye.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Lagoons and outer reefs, often around shipwrecks in 2-250m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Maldives to Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia and Samoa. S.W. Japan to N.W. & E. Australia.