Longfin Bannerfish
They are striped white and black with yellow dorsal and caudal fins along with the signature long white banner fin that can extend out past the caudal fin tail fin.
Longfin bannerfish. Longfin bannerfish are found on the east coast of africa from south of durban to the red sea and eastwards to the mid pacific. Juveniles are known to sometimes pick on parasites on the epidermis of other fish. The longfin bannerfish can be kept in small schools in a larger home aquarium.
Adult longfin bannerfish have a long tapering dorsal filament. They will also sometimes offer a cleaning service as seen in the pictures with big eye trevally and talang queenfish a commonly encountered fish on most of our big boat diving trips. The longfin bannerfish is an attractive and hence popular fish that usually feeds on plankton.
The longfin bannerfish is usually found at depths from 2 m to 75 m in sheltered coastal bays and coral reef waters. It is prudent to add all members of the group simultaneously. Juveniles are sometimes found close inshore in rock pools and they are found around jetties in harbors and on offshore reefs to a depth of 75 meters.
It occurs throughout the tropical indo west and central pacific. The longfin bannerfish originates from indo pacific ocean. The longfin bannerfish is also known as the poor man s moorish idol since it sort of resembles the moorish idol but the bannerfish is better suited to aquarium life.
The species is oviparous forming pairs. It generally remains within a few meters of the reef and feeds on plankton. Juveniles are often solitary while adults occur in pairs.
The soft dorsal and caudal fins are yellow. When battling for dominance they will head butt and attempt to push their opponents backward. The longfin bannerfish is a relatively hardy species that can be recommended for intermediate to advanced marine fish keepers.
The longfin bannerfish inhabits seaward coral areas ranging in depth from 2 m to 75 m. It can be found from the coast of east africa in the indian ocean to the society islands in the pacific ocean. The body is white with two broad black bands.
The longfin bannerfish is found in the indo pacific region growing up to 25cm in length. They feed on zooplankton. Found in pairs over protected channels in lagoons and over deep outer reef slopes.
