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Horned bullfish

Heniochus varius (Cuvier, 1829)

Status not recordedbony fish

The horned bullfish (Heniochus varius) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the horned bullfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the horned bullfish live?

Not recorded

Is the horned bullfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the horned bullfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusHeniochus
  7. SpeciesHeniochus varius (Cuvier, 1829)

Synonyms Chaetodon taurichthys, Taurichthys bleekeri, Taurichthys varius, Taurichthys viridis

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Horned bannerfishEnglish
  • Horned bull-fishEnglish
  • Humphead bannerfishEnglish
  • Hunchbacked bullfishEnglish
  • Hunchbacked coralfishEnglish
  • Peix estàndard banyaCatalan
  • Boray-borayCebuano
  • klipka proměnliváCzech
  • Brun vimpelfiskDanish
  • Brauner WimpelfischGerman
  • Pes estandarte cornudoSpanish
  • tivitiviFijian
  • BarbillonFrench
  • KulibangbangIloko
  • Pesce bandiera cornutoItalian
  • ツノハタタテダイJapanese
  • Iga vilanlg
  • Peixe-bandeira-de-chifrePortuguese
  • Чёрно-белая кабубаRussian
  • Paru-parang dagatFilipino
  • Kambinganroot
  • 黑關刀Chinese
  • Schwarzer WimpelfischGerman
  • Barbet souffréFrench
  • Poisson cocher cornuFrench
  • Poisson-cocher noirFrench
  • Pesce stendardo cornutoItalian
  • Tsuno-hatatatedaiJapanese
  • Alibangbangroot
  • Ikan benderaroot
  • Laulaufau-laumearoot
  • Paraha averoot
  • Paro-paroroot
  • Paru-paroroot
  • Paru-parung dagatroot
  • 白带马夫鱼Chinese
  • 白帶馬夫魚Chinese
  • 黑身立旗鯛Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the horned bullfish

Other species in the same genus Heniochus.

Coachman

Heniochus acuminatus

ChaetodontidaeNo free photo yet

Bannerfish

Heniochus diphreutes

ChaetodontidaeNo free photo yet

Bannerfish

Heniochus monoceros

ChaetodontidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the horned bullfish?

The horned bullfish (Heniochus varius) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Horned bullfish (Heniochus varius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/horned-bullfish

MLA

“Horned bullfish (Heniochus varius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/horned-bullfish.

BibTeX
@misc{horned_bullfish_2026,
  title = {Horned bullfish (Heniochus varius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/horned-bullfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}