Red Sea bannerfish
Nomes alternativos: Heniochus intermedius
The Red Sea bannerfish is a pale yellow becomong with a white upper part and two broad diagonal bands. His anterior D fin has a long filament.
It lives in reef flats, lagoons and sheltered seeward reefs, preferring depths between 3 and 50 meters. It often hovers in aggregations under coral heads and it often moves across its territory in monogamous pairs.
The Red Sea bannerfish is not shy and has a territorial behaviour.