Zanclus cornutus | University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project

Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

Kingdom » Animalia

Phylum » Chordata

Class » Osteichthyes

Order » Acanthuriformes

Family » Zanclidae

Genus » Zanclus

Species » cornutus

Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Moorish idol)

Description » (Wikipedia) 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.
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Local Name »

Locality/Distribution » [General Santos City]

Collectors/Field Observers » MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan

Species ID by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project

Collection Code » FDP_SGES_2208_032_A

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Sarangani Bay.

IUCN Conservation Status » Visit IUCN
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:10 March 2015 (FishBase)

Sample Availability and Preservation » Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin

GenBank Accession Number » N/A

Curated by » Maybelle Fortaleza

Last Updated » Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Sarangani Bay.

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Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"

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