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Moorish idol

Zanclus cornutus

Photo by KarenSaxton
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Field Notes

Description:

The sole species in Zanclidae

Habitat:

rock reef

Notes:

The other fish in the photo is a convict tang

Species ID Suggestions

Moorish idol (left) and Convict Surgeonfish (right)

Zanclus cornutus (left) and Acanthurus triostegus (right)
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Comments (1)
KarenSaxton
I already had the species name for Zanclus and posted better pics of the convict.

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Fish in the wild of the MidWest United States
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 21, 2012

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