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Heniochus
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Heniochus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, butterflyfishes from the family Chaetodontidae. They are native to the Indo-Pacific. Though very similar in appearance to the Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), the members of this genus are not closely related to it.
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Heniochus | |
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Pennant coralfish, Heniochus acuminatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Chaetodontidae |
Genus: | Heniochus G. Cuvier, 1816 |
Type species | |
Chaetodon macrolepidotus Linnaeus, 1758[1] | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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