Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Zanclus cornutus
idolo moro, Moorish idol
White with yellowish areas. Orange saddle outlined in black on snout. Short horns or spines over eyes; no spines at base of tail. Size: To about 18 cm
Habitat: Near regions of coral development
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Acanthuriformes
Suborder
Acanthuroidei
Family
Zanclidae
Genus
Zanclus
Species
cornutus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Chaetodon canescens Linnaeus, 1758, Chaetodon cornutus Linnaeus, 1758, Zanclus canescens (Linnaeus, 1758), fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Taxon origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Indo-Pacific; Indo-West Pacific and from California to Panama and Clipperton, Cocos, Revillagigedo and Ecuador in Galapagos Islands. Mouth of the Gulf of California to Peru and all the offshore islands of the eastern pacific.
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- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
- Edgar, G.J. Fariña, J.M., Calvopiña, M., Martínez, C. & Banks, S. (2002) Comunidades submareales rocosas II: Peces y macroinvertebrados móviles. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 68-97.
- Banks, S. Vera, M. & Chiriboga, A. (2009) Establishing Reference Points to Assess Long-Term Change in Zooxanthellate Coral Communities of the Northern Galapagos Coral Reefs. J. Sci. Conserv. in the Galapagos Islands, p. 43-64.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org