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Moorish idol

Zanclus cornutus

Photo by Saarbrigger
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Field Notes

Description:

This little posh fish was posing like hell when I took the pictures. Only the glass of the aquarium was not the bes anymore.

Habitat:

Tropicarium of Budapest

In the wilde: The range of the moorish idol includes East Africa, Indian Ocean and the Ducie Islands; Hawaii, southern Japan and all of Micronesia; they are also found from the southern Gulf of California south to Peru.

Species ID Suggestions

Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

Comments (2)

Thank you Cynthia. This was a fast ID proposal.
I believe this is a type of angel fish.

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