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Phantom bannerfish (Heniochus pleurotaenia)
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Chaetodontidae

Phantom bannerfish

Heniochus pleurotaenia

Chaetodontid Fish Reaching Seventeen Centimeters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • South Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Phantom bannerfish is a marine fish from Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 17 cm.

Maximum length
17 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indian Ocean: Maldives and Sri Lanka to Java, north to the Andaman Sea.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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