Family: ZANCLIDAE, Moorish Idol
small horns over eyes
body round, v compressed
body round, v compressed
broad black & white bars
D: very long front filament
long slender snout
FAMILY ZANCLIDAE
MOORISH IDOL
A moderately small fish (30 cm); 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; tail base without spines or keels; black and white bars.
An Indo-Pacific family with 1 species, which was introduced to the Greater Caribbean.
PREPARED BY D ROSS ROBERTSON, AFTER FAO
