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Schooling bannerfish

Scientific name: Heniochus diphreutes

Size: From 7.1 to 9.9 inches

Color: White, black and yellow

Distinguishing feature: Fins are yellow, a black line connects the two eyes. The dorsal is extended by a white filament that is longer than its body.

Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat

Schooling bannerfish of Mayotte

Schooling bannerfish

Scientific name: Heniochus diphreutes

Size: From 7.1 to 9.9 inches

Color: White, black and yellow

Distinguishing feature: Fins are yellow, a black line connects the two eyes. The dorsal is extended by a white filament that is longer than its body.

Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, Zanzibar, Mayotte, Maldives, Raja Ampat

In detail

This fish is very often seen in shoals and lives near coral reefs.

Very colorful, this observation is always a pleasure in diving when the shoals arrives from the blue.

The different species of Bannerfish we have seen

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