Zanclus canescens, Print, The Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), is a marine fish species, the sole extant representative of the family Zanclidae (from the Greek ?a?????, zagkios, "oblique") in order Perciformes. A common inhabitant of tropical to subtropical reefs and lagoons, the Moorish idol is notable for its wide distribution throughout the Indo-Pacific. A number of butterflyfishes (genus Heniochus) closely resemble the Moorish idol. It is closely related to, if not a direct descendant of, the extinct Eozanclus brevirostris, from the Middle Eocene of Monte Bolca., 1700-1880.

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Caption: Zanclus canescens, Print, The Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), is a marine fish species, the sole extant representative of the family Zanclidae (from the Greek ?a?????, zagkios, "oblique") in order Perciformes. A common inhabitant of tropical to subtropical reefs and lagoons, the Moorish idol is notable for its wide distribution throughout the Indo-Pacific. A number of butterflyfishes (genus Heniochus) closely resemble the Moorish idol. It is closely related to, if not a direct descendant of, the extinct Eozanclus brevirostris, from the Middle Eocene of Monte Bolca., 1700-1880

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Keywords: COMMON INHABITANT • FAMILIAR • FAMILIES • FAMILY • GREEK? A???? ? • LAGOON • LAGOONS • LAGUNA • MARINE FISH SPECIES • MOORISH IDOL • OBLIQUE • ORDER PERCIFORMES • PRINT • SOLE EXTANT REPRESENTATIVE • SUBTROPICAL REEFS • TROPICAL • ZAGKIOS • ZANCLIDAE • ZANCLUS CANESCENS • ZANCLUS CORNUTUS