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 » Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 182 m , usually 5 - 182 m . Subtropical; 24°C - 28°C ; 32°N - 37°S, 21°E - 70°W

Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 23.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; common length : 21.0 cm NG male/unsexed;

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 39 - 43; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 31 - 37. Strongly compressed discoid body. Tubular snout with a small mouth containing numerous elongate bristle-like teeth. Dorsal spines elongated into a whip-like filament.
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Locality/Distribution » [General Santos City, South Cotabato]

Collectors/Field Observers » MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan

Species ID by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project

Collection Code » [None]

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 Unpublished data on marine fishes of Sarangani Bay.

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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 Unpublished data on marine fishes of Sarangani Bay.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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