---
title: "Longfin Bannerfish"
description: "Heniochus acuminatus — Fish. The pennant coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus), also known as the longfin bannerfish, reef bannerfish or coachman, is a species of fish of the family Chaetodontidae, native to the Indo-Pacific area."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/longfin-bannerfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Longfin Bannerfish

> Heniochus acuminatus — Fish. The pennant coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus), also known as the longfin bannerfish, reef bannerfish or coachman, is a species of fish of the family Chaetodontidae, native to the Indo-Pacific area.

- Scientific name: *Heniochus acuminatus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 2579
- Wikidata: [Q1063406](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1063406)
- iNaturalist taxon: [102631](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/102631)

## Names

- en: Longfin Bannerfish
- de: Gemeiner Wimpelfisch
- es: Pez Estandarte Común
- fr: Poisson-cocher commun
- nl: Gewone wimpelvis

## Countries with the most observations

AU (410), NC (289), TH (211), ID (112), FJ (93), PH (57), ZA (50), IN (45), HK (44), TW (44), MY (40), JP (38)

## Summary

The pennant coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus), also known as the longfin bannerfish, reef bannerfish or coachman, is a species of fish of the family Chaetodontidae, native to the Indo-Pacific area.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennant_coralfish

## Photo

![Longfin Bannerfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/longfin-bannerfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124526231

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/longfin-bannerfish?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).