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  • Moorish Idol, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Moorish Idol, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) John Sear, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Moorish Idol, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) François Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

  • Moorish Idol, 4 of 6
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    (c) Ian Banks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Kristin Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Richard Ling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

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The Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), is a marine fish species, the sole extant representative of the family Zanclidae (from the Greek ζαγκίος, zagkios, "oblique") in order Perciformes. A common inhabitant of tropical to subtropical reefs and lagoons, the Moorish idol is notable for its wide distribution throughout the Indo-Pacific. A number of butterflyfishes (genus Heniochus) closely resemble the Moorish idol. It is closely related to, if not a direct descendant of, the extinct Eozanclus brevirostris, from...

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