Zanclus cornutus
Taxonomical systematics
Scientific name
Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Chaetodon cornutus Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Moorish Idol,
Genus
Zanclus Cuvier 1831
Family
Zanclidae
Order
Perciformes
Class
Actinopterygii
Phylum
Chordata
Local ecology
Distribution
Tropical Western Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Northern and Western Indian Ocean. (Found in Sydney)
Biological characteristics
Maximum size
22cm TL
Moorish idol, Z. cornutus, at Osprey Reef, Coral Sea.
Moorish idol, Z. cornutus, at Seal Rocks, New South Wales, Australia.
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