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Horned coralfish

Heniochus chrysostomus Cuvier, 1831

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the horned coralfish

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 coralfish live?

Not recorded

Is the horned coralfish 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 coralfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusHeniochus
  7. SpeciesHeniochus chrysostomus Cuvier, 1831

Synonyms Chaetodon teatae, Heniochus chrysostomas, Heniochus drepanoides, Heniochus melanistion, Heniochus permutatus

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Horned bannerfishEnglish
  • Pennant bannerfishEnglish
  • Threadbanded bullfishEnglish
  • Three-banded bullfishEnglish
  • Threeband pennantEnglish
  • Threeband PennantfishEnglish
  • Peix estàndard del PacíficCatalan
  • Boray-borayCebuano
  • klipka žlutoústáCzech
  • Trebåndet vimpelfiskDanish
  • Pazifik-WimpelfischGerman
  • Pez Estandarte de Hocico doradoSpanish
  • tivitiviFijian
  • Poisson-cocher du PacifiqueFrench
  • Pesce bandiera a tre bandeItalian
  • ミナミハタタテダイJapanese
  • Peixe-bandeira-carameloPortuguese
  • Трёхполосый хениохусRussian
  • paraha aveTahitian
  • Tapelroot
  • Cá Bườm cờ hai sọc đenVietnamese
  • 南洋關刀Chinese
  • Poisson cocher du PacifiqueFrench
  • Taurillon à trois bandesFrench
  • Pesce stendardo a tre bandeItalian
  • Minami-hatatatedaiJapanese
  • Alibangbangroot
  • Kambingan asliroot
  • Laulaufau-laumearoot
  • Paro-paroroot
  • Paru-paroroot
  • Paru-parung dagatroot
  • 三帶立旗鯛Chinese
  • 三帶立旗鯛(黃嘴立鰭鯛)Chinese
  • 金口馬夫魚Chinese
  • 金口马夫鱼Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the horned coralfish

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 coralfish?

The horned coralfish (Heniochus chrysostomus) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{horned_coralfish_2026,
  title = {Horned coralfish (Heniochus chrysostomus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/horned-coralfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}