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Classification
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| Latin name : |
Heniochus intermedius (Steindachner, 1893) |
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Chaetodontidae ( Butterflyfishes ) |
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Name : |
Poisson-cocher de Mer Rouge
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Red Sea bannerfish
Wimplefisch
Poor-man's Moorish idols
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Identification
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| Main identification characters |
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Le corps du poisson cocher de Mer Rouge a un aspect triangulaire, assez mince avec le museau en pointe. Sa 4ème dorsale est très allongée (Fouet du cocher). Deux bandes noires traversent son corps de haut en bas. Contrairement à d’autres espèces d’Heniochus (Heniochus accuminatus, Heniochus diphreutes), la première bande noire atteint l’oeil et les espaces entre les bandes noires sont de couleur jaune diffus.
Heniochus intermedius défend son territoire en menaçant, sans les attaquer, les congénaires imprudents.
Taille maximale : 18 cm. |
| Possible confusions |
| Longfin Bannerfish, Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Indo-Pacific, Autralia, New Zeland |
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Biology
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| Feed |
| Feeds on zooplankton and benthic invertebrates. |
| Cycle of life / Reproduction |
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| Interaction with other species |
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Distribution
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| Habitat |
Coral |
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| Found on coral slopes. Juveniles in large groups at base of reef, sometimes with H. diphreutes. Adults usually solitary or paired, occasionally in groups. |
| Geographical distribution |
| Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. |
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Links
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| Websites : |
http://ibs.uel.ac.uk/fish-bin/fishgen.pl?speccode=12309
http://www.aquarium-recifal.net/article.php?id=16
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Heniochus
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Bibliography
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Poissons-papillons
Rudie H. Kuiter & Helmut Debelius
Ulmer Editions
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Data sheet written by Christophe Naslain , 11/10/2002
Updates :
Christophe Naslain - 11/10/2002
Christophe Naslain - 08/08/2003
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