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Indian bannerfish

Heniochus pleurotaenia Ahl, 1923

Status not recordedbony fish

The Indian bannerfish (Heniochus pleurotaenia) is a species in the family Chaetodontidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the Indian bannerfish

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 Indian bannerfish live?

Not recorded

Is the Indian bannerfish 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 Indian bannerfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyChaetodontidae
  6. genusHeniochus
  7. SpeciesHeniochus pleurotaenia Ahl, 1923
Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Indian Ocean bannerfishEnglish
  • Phantom bannerfishEnglish
  • Peix estàndard indiCatalan
  • 印度洋馬夫魚Chinese
  • klipka fantomováCzech
  • FantomvimpelfiskDanish
  • Phantom-WimpelfischGerman
  • Hindhu dhidhamasDivehi
  • Pez Estandarte FantasmaSpanish
  • Pavillon kabubuFrench
  • Pesce bandiera fantasmaItalian
  • Indian hatatatedaiJapanese
  • Peixe-bandeira-fantasmaPortuguese
  • Вымпельная бабочка-фантомRussian
  • ปลาโนรีหน้าหักThai
  • Paru-paroroot
  • 印度洋马夫鱼Chinese
  • Poisson-cocher fantômeFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Indian bannerfish

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 Indian bannerfish?

The Indian bannerfish (Heniochus pleurotaenia) belongs to the family Chaetodontidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Indian bannerfish (Heniochus pleurotaenia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-bannerfish

MLA

“Indian bannerfish (Heniochus pleurotaenia).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-bannerfish.

BibTeX
@misc{indian_bannerfish_2026,
  title = {Indian bannerfish (Heniochus pleurotaenia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-bannerfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}