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Chaetodon canescens Linnaeus, 1758. Zanclus canescens (Linnaeus, 1758) The Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zanclidae. It is the only member of the monospecific genus Zanclus and the only extant species within the Zanclidae. This species is found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region.
The schooling bannerfish is a small fish that can reach a maximum length of 18–21 cm. [2][3] Its body is compressed laterally, and the first rays of its dorsal fin stretch in a long white filament. Its background color is white with two large black diagonal bands. Beyond the second black stripe, the dorsal, caudal fins and pectoral fins are ...
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The Moorish Idol (Zanclus cornutus) is a small perciform marine fish, the sole representative of the family Zanclidae (from the Greek zagkios, "oblique"). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zanclus cornutus .
It wasn't worded very well, and since I can't find a reference for the 95% figure (either for survival or mortality), I've refactored the paragraph to make an exact figure unnecessary. I also added substitute species, which I encourage any prospective Moorish Idol owners to consider in an Idol's stead. -- Hadal 03:02, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Acanthuroidei. Acanthuroidei / əˌkænθəˈrɔɪdiːaɪ /, is a group of ray finned fishes which is a suborder of the Acanthuriformes, although older classifications regarded it as a suborder of the Perciformes, the largest order of fish,. [ 2] The suborder includes the surgeonfish and Moorish idol. Members of this suborder have a compressed ...
A school of false Moorish idols, Heniochus diphreutes. Butterflyfish mostly range from 12 to 22 cm (4.7 to 8.7 in) in length. The largest species, the lined butterflyfish and the saddle butterflyfish, C. ephippium, grow to 30 cm (12 in). The common name references the brightly coloured and strikingly patterned bodies of many species, bearing ...
Acanthuriformes. Suborder: Acanthuroidei. Family: Zanclidae. Bleeker, 1876[ 1] Zanclidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the suborder Acanthuroidei within the order Acanthuriformes. It contains one extant species, the Moorish idol ( Zanclus cornutus) and an extinct species.