Heniochus diphreutes or acuminatus

[crownsbroyal]

Checking to see if this is a Heniochus diphreutes or acuminatus. Trying to see if he would be reef safe. Thanks for your help! FYI he is a baby, maybe an inch to inch and a half long.

 

[saltyhog]

Looks like H. accuminata to me but it can be tough to tell especially in little ones. Do you know where it was collected? If Hawaii I think that would make it H. dephreutes

 

[ZachR32]

Most likely an acuminatus, hard to tell from the pic

 

[Sierra_Bravo]

H. acuminatus. The anal fin forms an angle closer to 90 degree down from the base of the caudel on the H. diphreutes and the belly is rounded up to the mouth. They are hard to tell apart - most of the LFS' aren'teven sure what they have. The H. diphreutes is hard to find.

 

[MERKEY]

@Sierra_Bravo

Nicely done!

 

[crownsbroyal]

Thanks all. I’m going to steer clear then.

 

[Optimuspyne]

Local store said this is diphreteus. What do you guys think?