Heniochus varius Horned Bannerfish, Horned Bannerfish, Humphead Bannerfish, Hunchbacked Coralfish

Heniochus varius is commonly referred to as Horned Bannerfish, Horned Bannerfish, Humphead Bannerfish, Hunchbacked Coralfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 1200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

38 

AphiaID:

276750 

Scientific:

Heniochus varius 

German:

Schwarzer Wimpelfisch, Seebulle 

English:

Horned Bannerfish, Horned Bannerfish, Humphead Bannerfish, Hunchbacked Coralfish 

Category:

Bannerfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Chaetodontidae (Family) > Heniochus (Genus) > varius (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1829 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Central Pazific, Christmas Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Howland Island, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Phoenix Islands, Queensland (Australia), Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, the Society Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Pacific Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Coralline algae reef, Lagoons, Reef slopes, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 7.48" (19 cm) 

Temperature:

25,4 °F - 29,3 °F (25,4°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Carnivore, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Flakes, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Zooplankton 

Tank:

263.97 gal (~ 1200L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Heniochus acuminatus
  Rotmeer-Wimpelfisch, Gemeiner Wimpelfisch
• 
  Heniochus chrysostomus
  Pazifik-Wimpelfisch
• 
  Heniochus diphreutes
  Schwarm-Wimpelfisch
• 
  Heniochus intermedius
  Rotmeer Wimpelfisch
• 
  Heniochus monoceros
  Masken-Wimpelfisch
• 
  Heniochus pleurotaenia
  Indischer-Horn-Wimpfelfisch
• 
  Heniochus singularius
  Malayen-Wimpelfisch
• 
  Heniochus varius
  Schwarzer Wimpelfisch, Seebulle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-20 14:52:44 

Last edit:

2025-02-02 20:50:10 

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