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Longfin Bannerfish
Heniochus acuminatus
The long white streamer on its back is why people call it a "bannerfish" and a "pennant" fish, because it looks like it is flying a tiny flag as it swims.
The real colors of this species — match them or invent your own.
Letter 8.5×11 · print at 100% · personal use
Size
15 cm
Depth
2–178 m
Range
Indo-Pacific
Habitat
Coral reefs
IUCN
Least Concern
How to spot
Look for the long white streamer that trails off its back fin, like a flag or a pennant waving in the water. That streamer, plus the two black stripes, is how you know it. A close cousin, the schooling bannerfish, looks almost the same but has a rounder head and its back stripe sits farther forward.
True colors
White body with two wide black bands, plus a yellow back fin and yellow tail.
This species is one of nine in Mini Pack 03 · Angels & Butterflies —
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