Description

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23 - 25; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Acanthuriformes

Family: Chaetodontidae

Genus: Heniochus

Species: Heniochus diphreutes Jordan, 1903

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occur primarily along outer reef slopes, in current channels. Juveniles in aggregations around isolated patch reefs, adults in large schools well above the bottom (Ref. 9710). In Indonesia, adults most common in depth 40-50 m, reported to 200 m (Ref. 48636). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feed on plankton. Juveniles may act as cleaners (Ref. 9710); also observed in adults (Ref. 48636). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

Habitat

associated