Banner Fish

Hi! I’m a Banner Fish

The Schooling Banner Fish is widespread across the Indo-Pacific. It is sometimes sold as a cheaper alternative to the Moorish idol, and has subseqeuntly been referred to as the Falso moorish idol.

Banner Fish Facts

Taxonomy

Heniochus diphreutes

Population Movement

Stable

Current Animals

Life Span (captive)

Average 5 years 

Weight

Reproduction

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Group Count

2

Life Span (wild)

Average 5 years

Size

18-21cm length

Gestation

4-6 weeks 

Distribution

The schooling bannerfish is widespread throughout the tropical, subtropical and temperate waters of the Indo-Pacific from the eastern coast of Africa, Red Sea included, to Polynesia and Hawaii and from south Japan to Kermadec Islands (New Zealand).