Species: Zanclus cornutus, Moorish idol
small horns over eyes
body round, v compressed
body round, v compressed
broad black & white bars
D: front - very long filament
snout long, slender
Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Moorish idol
Body round, strongly compressed; snout long, slender, pointed; mouth small, the teeth slender and slightly incurved; a pair of bony horns before eyes; dorsal fin VII, 40-43, long filament from 3rd spine; anal rays III, 33-35; pectoral rays 19; tail base without spines or keels; tail fin concave.
White anteriorly, yellow posteriorly, with two broad black bars, one from the nape to thorax, the other on the rear of the body and the dorsal and anal fins; dorsal fin filament white; a black, orange-bordered saddle on the snout; tail fin black, with white rear edge.
Size: to 30 cm
Habitat: rocky and coral reefs.
Depth: 3-180 m.
Indo-Pacific; introduced to SE Florida.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom only
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef only
- Corals
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Omnivore
- Diet
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- Data
- Benthic microalgae
- Sponges/seasquirts/bryozoa
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species.
- Exotic (Introduced)
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- All species..
- Continent only
- Exotic (Introduced)
- Continental primarily
- GC non-endemic
- Continent
- Residency
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- Vagrant
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 30
- Depth Range Min
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- 3
- Depth Range Max
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- 180
