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Phantom bannerfish
Heniochus pleurotaenia
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Phantom bannerfish
- Scientific
- Heniochus pleurotaenia
- Dhivehi
- ހިންދު ދިދަމަސްHindhu dhidhamas
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 17 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 25 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A brownish bannerfish with a pale band and patches on the side, a small bony bump in front of the eyes and a short pointed dorsal fin rather than a long streamer. It lives in pairs or large aggregations in coral-rich lagoon and outer reefs. It is an Indian Ocean species.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi Wikipedia (MRS-derived) gives hindhu dhidhamas. FishBase notes it occurs in great numbers in the Maldives.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Heniochus-pleurotaenia.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=12528&GenusName=Heniochus&SpeciesName
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ހިންދު_ދިދަމަސް
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Phantom_Bannerfish_-_Heniochus_pleurotaenia.jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Hindhu dhidhamas' (Latin script). Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ހިންދު ދިދަމަސް' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition); it matches the Latin form.