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Indian bannerfish

Heniochus pleurotaenia Ahl, 1923

Sightings logged
1
Dive sites
1
Peak season
Sep

About the Indian bannerfish

An indian bannerfish (Heniochus pleurotaenia), known locally as Hindhu dhidha mas, is a member of the family Chaetodontidae (order Perciformes). It grows to a maximum of 19 cm. It is found across the Maldives to Western Indonesia.

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Indian bannerfish
Peak: Sep

💡 Sighting data is crowd-sourced from diver logs. Patterns sharpen as more dives are logged.

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