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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderAcanthuriformes
- familyChaetodontidae
- genusHeniochus
- 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
Relatives of the horned coralfish
Other species in the same genus Heniochus.
Coachman
Heniochus acuminatus
Bannerfish
Heniochus diphreutes
Bannerfish
Heniochus monoceros
Red sea bannerfish
Heniochus intermedius
Philippine kabubu
Heniochus singularius
Indian bannerfish
Heniochus pleurotaenia
CompareHorned coralfish vs CoachmanHorned coralfish vs BannerfishHorned coralfish vs BannerfishHorned coralfish vs Red sea bannerfish
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the horned coralfish?
The horned coralfish (Heniochus chrysostomus) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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