
Heniochus singularius
Singular Bannerfish
As recorded: Heniochus singularis Smith & Radcliffe, 1911
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Chaetodontidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- March 13, 1975
- Locality
- Sri Lanka; Negombo; reef
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Depth
- 6 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 13, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 11 other specimens.
Heniochus singularius observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 709 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
TH
(c) Stijn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-16
Sylvia Resort, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Manggarai Barat, ID-NT, ID
(c) Nicholas Buxton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Apra Harbor, Guam
(c) Olivia Bañez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Padangbai, Manggis, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Heniochus singularius. BPBM 19030. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37166095. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19030.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37166095 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
