Moorish idol
| Moorish idol | |
|---|---|
| A pair of moorish idol off Hawai'i | |
| Scientific 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 | |
| Distribution of the Moorish idol | |
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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.