
Pennant Bannerfish
Tahitian names
Paraha ave
Interesting facts
This small fish is part of the same family as butterfly fish. This one has a white body flanked with two brown bands, where once is over the eye. It also has ocelli on the cloacal fin when juvenile. It has a small snout that is retractable, allowing it to eat coral polyps and small benthic invertebrates. It is a rather solitary specie.
Resources & Documents
sources & credits
- Guide des poissons de Tahiti et ses îles, Indo-Pacific Fish conference Tahiti 2017, P. Bachet, T. Zysman, Y. Lefèvre, Au vent des îles
- DORIS - Heniochus chrysostomus
- FishBase - Heniochus chrysostomus