What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Longfin Bannerfish been recorded?

Heniochus acuminatus occurrence evidence comes from 206 records in 42 countries and territories, from 1882 to 2026. Most records come from Seychelles.

PerciformesChaetodontidaeHeniochus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

206 records across 42 countries and territories, 1882–2026.

Heniochus acuminatus · GBIF taxon key 2385730

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: March.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18822026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Longfin Bannerfish has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Longfin Bannerfish. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Seychelles 30
United States 23
French Polynesia 22
Philippines 15
Australia 14
Thailand 11
Oman 8
Japan 5
Kiribati 5
American Samoa 4
Djibouti 4
Indonesia 4
India 4
Bahrain 3
Fiji 3
British Indian Ocean Territory 3
Malaysia 3
Papua New Guinea 3
Singapore 3
Somalia 3
South Africa 3
United Arab Emirates 2
Egypt 2
Micronesia 2
Sri Lanka 2
Madagascar 2
Mauritius 2
Maldives 2
New Caledonia 2
Palau 2
Taiwan 2
Yemen 2
ZZ 2
Eritrea 1
Guam 1
Marshall Islands 1
Myanmar 1
Mexico 1
Mozambique 1
Solomon Islands 1

Showing the top 40 of 42 places.

Related animals

Others in the family Chaetodontidae.

Ornate Butterflyfish
Ornate Butterflyfish
4,122 records
Reticulated Butterflyfish
Reticulated Butterflyfish
3,674 records
Threadfin Butterflyfish
Threadfin Butterflyfish
3,550 records
Redstriped Butterflyfish
Redstriped Butterflyfish
2,918 records
Fourspot Butterflyfish
Fourspot Butterflyfish
2,508 records
Oval Butterflyfish
Oval Butterflyfish
2,121 records
Whitespotted Butterflyfish
Whitespotted Butterflyfish
2,050 records
Chevroned Butterflyfish
Chevroned Butterflyfish
1,895 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.