Moorish idol

Moorish idol
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Suborder: Acanthuroidei
Family: Zanclidae
Genus: Zanclus
Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831
Species:
Z. cornutus
Binomial name
Zanclus cornutus
Synonyms[2]
  • Chaetodon cornutus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Chaetodon canescens Linnaeus, 1758
  • Zanclus canescens (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zanclidae. It is the only member of the monospecific genus Zanclus and the only extant species within the Zanclidae. This species is found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region.

  1. ^ Carpenter, K.E.; Lawrence, A. & Myers, R. (2016). "Zanclus cornutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69741115A69742744. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69741115A69742744.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Zanclus cornutus". FishBase. February 2023 version.