WoRMS taxon details
Heniochus monoceros Cuvier, 1831
218764 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218764)
accepted
Species
Heniochus monoceras Cuvier, 1831 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Taurichthys monoceros (Cuvier, 1831) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
Description Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs of lush coral growth. Juveniles solitary, while adults are often paired and...
Description Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs of lush coral growth. Juveniles solitary, while adults are often paired and ocassionally found hovering side by side under tabular corals (Ref. 1602). Feeds on bottom living animals (Ref. 6113), e.g. invertebrates associated with algal zones (Ref. 5503). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Heniochus monoceros Cuvier, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218764 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1831). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome septième. Livre septième. Des Squamipennes. Livre huitième. Des poissons à pharyngiens labyrinthiformes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 7: i-xxix + 1-531, Pls. 170-208. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-440, Valenciennes 441-531. i-xxii + 1-399 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs of lush coral growth. Juveniles solitary, while adults are often paired and ocassionally found hovering side by side under tabular corals (Ref. 1602). Feeds on bottom living animals (Ref. 6113), e.g. invertebrates associated with algal zones (Ref. 5503). [details]
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Taurichthys monoceros (Cuvier, 1831))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Masked Bannerfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Masked Bannerfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Masked Bannerfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heniochus monoceros)
To FishBase (from synonym Heniochus monoceras Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Taurichthys monoceros (Cuvier, 1831))
To FishBase images (Heniochus monoceros, Fiji, by Allen, G.R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heniochus monoceros FIN027812 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heniochus monoceros FIN027813 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Taurichthys monoceros (Cuvier, 1831))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Masked Bannerfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Masked Bannerfish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Masked Bannerfish)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heniochus monoceros)
To FishBase (from synonym Heniochus monoceras Cuvier, 1831)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Taurichthys monoceros (Cuvier, 1831))
To FishBase images (Heniochus monoceros, Fiji, by Allen, G.R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (26 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heniochus monoceros FIN027812 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heniochus monoceros FIN027813 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
