Description

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Common Names

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Um shiraa , Arabic , Jordan

Rødehavsvimpelfisk , Danish , Denmark

Red Sea bannerfish , English , Micronesia

Red Sea bannerfish , English , USA

Punase mere vimpelkala , Estonian , Estonia

Poisson cocher de Mer Rouge , French , France

Rotmeer-Wimpelfisch , German , Germany

紅海馬夫魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

红海马夫鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Acanthuriformes

Family: Chaetodontidae

Genus: Heniochus

Species: Heniochus intermedius Steindachner, 1893

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Found on coral slopes (Ref. 9710) Juveniles in large groups at base of reef, sometimes with H. diphreutes; adults usually solitary or paired, occasionally in groups (Ref. 9710). Feed on zooplankton and benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9710). Oviparous (Ref. 205), monogamous (Ref. 52884). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).

Habitat

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associated