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Family Chaetodontidae

ASIAN PACIFIC

Heniochus singularius

Waikiki Aquarium

SINGULAR BANNERFISH    Shima-hatatatedai

Fairly common but skittish inhabitant of deep lagoons and reef dropoffs to 130 feet.  Feeds upon coral polyps.  On the central body the black scales have white centers and  white scales have dark edges, compared to solid black and white scales in H. monoceros.  Attains 12 inches.  Andaman Sea to Southern Japan and Samoa.