Diagnostic Description
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Description: A pair of bony knobs is on the forehead (Ref.1602). Adults with short banner (Ref. 48636). Snout length 3.0-3.6 in HL; body depth 1.5-1.6 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Life Cycle
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Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 27; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 17 - 19
Trophic Strategy
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Occur in lagoon and seaward reefs with rich coral growth. Juveniles solitary; adults are often paired and ocassionally found hovering side by side under tabular corals (Ref. 1602). Feed on bottom living animals, e.g. invertebrates associated with algal zones.
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- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Occur in lagoon and seaward reefs with rich coral growth. Juveniles solitary; adults are often paired and occasionally found hovering side by side under tabular corals (Ref. 1602). Feed on bottom living animals (Ref. 6113), e.g. invertebrates associated with algal zones (Ref. 5503). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874.
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
Importance
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aquarium: commercial
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
分布
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分布於印度-太平洋區，西起東非洲，東至土木土群島，北至日本南部，南至澳洲新南威爾斯。台灣各地岩礁及珊湖礁海域皆可見其蹤跡。
利用
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一般以潛水方式捕捉。為觀賞魚類，無食用經濟價值。可輕易存活於水族箱內。
描述
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體甚側扁，背緣高而隆起，略呈三角形。頭短小；成魚眼眶上骨有一短鈍棘；頸部具明顯之強硬骨質突起。吻尖突而不呈管狀。前鼻孔後緣具鼻瓣。上下頜約等長，兩頜齒細尖。體被中大弱櫛鱗，頭部、胸部與鰭具小鱗，吻端無鱗。背鰭連續，硬棘XI-XII，軟條21-22，第IV棘特別延長；臀鰭硬棘III，軟條17-18。體黃白色；體側具2條黑色橫帶，第一條黑橫帶自背鰭第V-VI硬棘向下延伸至腹鰭，第二條黑橫帶則約自背鰭第VIII-IX硬棘向下延伸至臀鰭後部；眼帶明顯，由背鰭起點前方斜下延伸至頤部及喉部；吻部背面灰黑色；兩眼間具黑色紋。背鰭軟條部及尾鰭淡黃至鮮黃色；胸鰭淡黃；臀鰭前緣白色至淡黃，具黑緣；胸鰭基部及腹鰭黑色。
棲地
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棲息於珊瑚叢生的潟湖及面海的珊瑚礁區。幼魚多半單獨活動，成魚則常成對或成群。主要以底棲小生物為食。
Heniochus monoceros
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Heniochus monoceros, the masked bannerfish, is a marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific area.
Description
The masked bannerfish is a small-sized fish that can reach a maximum length of 23 cm.[3][4] Its body is compressed laterally, the first rays of its dorsal fin stretch in a white filament outlined with yellow. The background body color is white with two black vertical bands. The first band masks its face starting at its mouth, and runs to the base of the first rays of the dorsal fin including at the same time its snout and eyes. The lips are white and a fin whitish band runs between the eyes and another one occurs on top of the eyes. the masked bannerfish has a small growth on the axis of the forehead from which radiates a bright whitish to yellowish area. The second band is right in the middle of the fish side. A yellow area extends from the posterior edge of the second black band to the middle of the anal fin including on the way the dorsal and caudal fins. Within this yellow area close to the caudal peduncle, a brown-yellow blotch, variable in size from one fish to another, emerges.
Distribution & habitat
The masked bannerfish is widespread throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area from the eastern coast of Africa to Polynesia and from south Japan to New-Caledonia).[1][5]
The masked bannerfish typically lives in external reef slopes and in lagoon rich in corals, at a depth of 2–30 metres (6 ft 7 in – 98 ft 5 in).[6][7]
Biology
Depending on the geographic area, the masked bannerfish lives in pairs or in groups (i.e. especially along island reefs in the Indian Ocean) but always close by its shelter reef and feeds on benthic invertebrates.[8][5]
Conservation status
In some geographic area the masked bannerfish is harvested occasionally for the aquarium trade. However, there do not appear to be any current threats to this species and it is listed as Least Concern (LC) by the IUCN.[1]
References
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^ a b c Myers, R.F.; Pratchett, M. (2010). "Heniochus monoceros". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165650A6080493. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165650A6080493.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Heniochus monoceros" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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^ Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Chaetodontidae. p. 627-632. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
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^ Rudie Kuiter, “Chaetodontidae & Microcanthidae”, Aquatic Photographics, 2004, ISBN 0953909735
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^ a b Ewald Lieske & Richard Myers (2002). Coral reef fishes. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691089959.
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^ Dianne J. Bray, 2011, Masked Bannerfish, Heniochus monoceros, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 Sep 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2413
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^ Allen, G.R. and R.C. Steene, 1988. Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island Natural History Association, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, 6798, Australia. 197 p.
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^ Rudie Kuiter, “Chaetodontidae & Microcanthidae”, Aquatic Photographics, 2004, ISBN 0953909735
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Heniochus monoceros: Brief Summary
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Heniochus monoceros, the masked bannerfish, is a marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific area.
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Description
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Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs of lush coral growth. Juveniles solitary, while adults are often paired and ocassionally found hovering side by side under tabular corals (Ref. 1602). Feeds on bottom living animals (Ref. 6113), e.g. invertebrates associated with algal zones (Ref. 5503).
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).
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