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Moorish idol

Zanclus cornutus

Spotting Image 1

Description:

The sole species in Zanclidae

Habitat:

rock reef

Notes:

The other fish in the photo is a convict tang

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AnaLuCastrCifns
AnaLuCastrCifns 12 years ago
Moorish idol (left) and Convict Surgeonfish (right)
Zanclus cornutus (left) and Acanthurus triostegus (right)


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1 Comment

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago

I already had the species name for Zanclus and posted better pics of the convict.

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KarenSaxton
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KarenSaxton

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

Spotted on Aug 17, 1986
Submitted on Feb 21, 2012

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