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Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

Photo by Allen Hoof
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Reef fish, about 8 inches long with black, white and yellow striped roundish body and long trailing dorsal fin.

Habitat:

Nearshore tropical waters.

Notes:

Spotted in about two feet of water just offshore of Mokuleia Beach.

Reference Links:

Moorish idol - Wikipedia

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