{"id":915,"date":"2020-05-05T04:00:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T04:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reefspecies.com\/moalboal\/?post_type=product&#038;p=915"},"modified":"2020-08-11T03:46:15","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T03:46:15","slug":"moorish-idol","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/reefspecies.com\/moalboal\/species\/moorish-idol\/","title":{"rendered":"Moorish idol"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rdp-we-main\" data-resource=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moorish_idol\">\n<div id=\"rdp-we-mw-aria-live-region\" class=\"mw-aria-live-region\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"vector-header-container\">\n\t<header class=\"vector-header mw-header no-font-mode-scale\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vector-header-start\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"vector-main-menu-landmark\" aria-label=\"Site\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rdp-we-vector-main-menu-dropdown\" class=\"vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right\"  title=\"Main 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class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Description<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Description-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Biology\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Biology\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Biology<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<button aria-controls=\"toc-Biology-sublist\" class=\"cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Toggle Biology subsection<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Biology-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Reproduction\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Reproduction\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">6.1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Reproduction<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Reproduction-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Spawning_aggregations_in_Palau\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Spawning_aggregations_in_Palau\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">6.1.1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Spawning aggregations in Palau<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Spawning_aggregations_in_Palau-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Conservation_status\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Conservation_status\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Conservation status<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Conservation_status-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-In_the_aquarium\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#In_the_aquarium\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>In the aquarium<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-In_the_aquarium-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-In_popular_culture\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#In_popular_culture\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>In popular culture<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-In_popular_culture-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-References\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#References\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>References<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-References-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-External_links\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#External_links\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">11<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>External links<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-External_links-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mw-content-container\">\n\t\t\t<main id=\"rdp-we-content\" class=\"mw-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar no-font-mode-scale\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Contents\" class=\"vector-toc-landmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rdp-we-vector-page-titlebar-toc\" class=\"vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left\"  title=\"Table of Contents\" >\n\t<input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rdp-we-vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox\" role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-event-name=\"ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc\" class=\"vector-dropdown-checkbox\"  aria-label=\"Toggle the table of contents\"  >\n\t<label id=\"rdp-we-vector-page-titlebar-toc-label\" for=\"vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox\" class=\"vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><span class=\"vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet\"><\/span>\n\n<span class=\"vector-dropdown-label-text\">Toggle the table of contents<\/span>\n\t<\/label>\n\t<div class=\"vector-dropdown-content\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"rdp-we-vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container\" class=\"vector-unpinned-container\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rdp-we-p-lang-btn\" class=\"vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang\"  >\n\t<input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rdp-we-p-lang-btn-checkbox\" role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-event-name=\"ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn\" class=\"vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector\" aria-label=\"Go to an article in another language. Available in 36 languages\"   >\n\t<label id=\"rdp-we-p-lang-btn-label\" for=\"p-lang-btn-checkbox\" class=\"vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-36\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  ><span class=\"vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive\"><\/span>\n\n<span class=\"vector-dropdown-label-text\">36 languages<\/span>\n\t<\/label>\n\t<div class=\"vector-dropdown-content\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"vector-menu-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"vector-menu-content-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/af.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moorse_afgod\" title=\"Moorse afgod \u2013 Afrikaans\" lang=\"af\" hreflang=\"af\" data-title=\"Moorse afgod\" data-language-autonym=\"Afrikaans\" data-language-local-name=\"Afrikaans\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Afrikaans<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ar.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B4_(%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%83)\" title=\"\u0634\u0648\u0634 (\u0633\u0645\u0643) \u2013 Arabic\" lang=\"ar\" hreflang=\"ar\" data-title=\"\u0634\u0648\u0634 (\u0633\u0645\u0643)\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629\" data-language-local-name=\"Arabic\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arz.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B4_(%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B9_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83)\" title=\"\u0634\u0648\u0634 (\u0646\u0648\u0639 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u0645\u0627\u0643) \u2013 Egyptian Arabic\" lang=\"arz\" hreflang=\"arz\" data-title=\"\u0634\u0648\u0634 (\u0646\u0648\u0639 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u0645\u0627\u0643)\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0645\u0635\u0631\u0649\" data-language-local-name=\"Egyptian Arabic\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0645\u0635\u0631\u0649<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/az.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zanclus_cornutus\" title=\"Zanclus cornutus \u2013 Azerbaijani\" lang=\"az\" hreflang=\"az\" data-title=\"Zanclus cornutus\" data-language-autonym=\"Az\u0259rbaycanca\" data-language-local-name=\"Azerbaijani\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Az\u0259rbaycanca<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ban.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Idola_Moor\" title=\"Idola Moor \u2013 Balinese\" lang=\"ban\" hreflang=\"ban\" data-title=\"Idola Moor\" data-language-autonym=\"Basa Bali\" data-language-local-name=\"Balinese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Basa Bali<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bg.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%82_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%8A%D0%BB\" title=\"\u0420\u043e\u0433\u0430\u0442 \u0437\u0430\u043d\u043a\u044a\u043b \u2013 Bulgarian\" lang=\"bg\" hreflang=\"bg\" data-title=\"\u0420\u043e\u0433\u0430\u0442 \u0437\u0430\u043d\u043a\u044a\u043b\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0411\u044a\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438\" data-language-local-name=\"Bulgarian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0411\u044a\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%8Ddol_mor%C3%BA\" title=\"\u00cddol mor\u00fa \u2013 Catalan\" lang=\"ca\" hreflang=\"ca\" data-title=\"\u00cddol mor\u00fa\" data-language-autonym=\"Catal\u00e0\" data-language-local-name=\"Catalan\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Catal\u00e0<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ceb.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sanggowanding\" title=\"Sanggowanding \u2013 Cebuano\" lang=\"ceb\" hreflang=\"ceb\" data-title=\"Sanggowanding\" data-language-autonym=\"Cebuano\" data-language-local-name=\"Cebuano\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Cebuano<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cs.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bi%C4%8Dono%C5%A1_zobanovit%C3%BD\" title=\"Bi\u010dono\u0161 zobanovit\u00fd \u2013 Czech\" lang=\"cs\" hreflang=\"cs\" data-title=\"Bi\u010dono\u0161 zobanovit\u00fd\" data-language-autonym=\"\u010ce\u0161tina\" data-language-local-name=\"Czech\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u010ce\u0161tina<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cy.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eilun_corniog\" title=\"Eilun corniog \u2013 Welsh\" lang=\"cy\" hreflang=\"cy\" data-title=\"Eilun corniog\" data-language-autonym=\"Cymraeg\" data-language-local-name=\"Welsh\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Cymraeg<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Halfterfisch\" title=\"Halfterfisch \u2013 German\" lang=\"de\" hreflang=\"de\" data-title=\"Halfterfisch\" data-language-autonym=\"Deutsch\" data-language-local-name=\"German\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Deutsch<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%DE%8B%DE%A8%DE%8B%DE%A6_%DE%89%DE%A6%DE%90%DE%B0\" title=\"\u078b\u07a8\u078b\u07a6 \u0789\u07a6\u0790\u07b0 \u2013 Divehi\" lang=\"dv\" hreflang=\"dv\" data-title=\"\u078b\u07a8\u078b\u07a6 \u0789\u07a6\u0790\u07b0\" data-language-autonym=\"\u078b\u07a8\u0788\u07ac\u0780\u07a8\u0784\u07a6\u0790\u07b0\" data-language-local-name=\"Divehi\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u078b\u07a8\u0788\u07ac\u0780\u07a8\u0784\u07a6\u0790\u07b0<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zanclus_cornutus\" title=\"Zanclus cornutus \u2013 Spanish\" lang=\"es\" hreflang=\"es\" data-title=\"Zanclus cornutus\" data-language-autonym=\"Espa\u00f1ol\" data-language-local-name=\"Spanish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eu.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zanclus_cornutus\" title=\"Zanclus cornutus \u2013 Basque\" lang=\"eu\" hreflang=\"eu\" data-title=\"Zanclus cornutus\" data-language-autonym=\"Euskara\" data-language-local-name=\"Basque\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Euskara<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fa.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B3%E2%80%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C\" title=\"\u062f\u0627\u0633\u200c\u0645\u0627\u0647\u06cc \u2013 Persian\" lang=\"fa\" hreflang=\"fa\" data-title=\"\u062f\u0627\u0633\u200c\u0645\u0627\u0647\u06cc\" data-language-autonym=\"\u0641\u0627\u0631\u0633\u06cc\" data-language-local-name=\"Persian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0641\u0627\u0631\u0633\u06cc<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fi.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sarvikala\" title=\"Sarvikala \u2013 Finnish\" lang=\"fi\" hreflang=\"fi\" data-title=\"Sarvikala\" data-language-autonym=\"Suomi\" data-language-local-name=\"Finnish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Suomi<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zanclus_cornutus\" title=\"Zanclus cornutus \u2013 French\" lang=\"fr\" hreflang=\"fr\" data-title=\"Zanclus cornutus\" data-language-autonym=\"Fran\u00e7ais\" data-language-local-name=\"French\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Fran\u00e7ais<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/he.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99_%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99\" title=\"\u05de\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9 \u2013 Hebrew\" lang=\"he\" hreflang=\"he\" data-title=\"\u05de\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\" data-language-autonym=\"\u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea\" data-language-local-name=\"Hebrew\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/id.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ikan_bendera\" title=\"Ikan bendera \u2013 Indonesian\" lang=\"id\" hreflang=\"id\" data-title=\"Ikan bendera\" data-language-autonym=\"Bahasa Indonesia\" data-language-local-name=\"Indonesian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Bahasa Indonesia<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zanclus_cornutus\" title=\"Zanclus cornutus \u2013 Italian\" lang=\"it\" hreflang=\"it\" data-title=\"Zanclus cornutus\" data-language-autonym=\"Italiano\" data-language-local-name=\"Italian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Italiano<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E3%83%84%E3%83%8E%E3%83%80%E3%82%B7\" title=\"\u30c4\u30ce\u30c0\u30b7 \u2013 Japanese\" lang=\"ja\" hreflang=\"ja\" data-title=\"\u30c4\u30ce\u30c0\u30b7\" data-language-autonym=\"\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\" data-language-local-name=\"Japanese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%EA%B9%83%EB%8C%80%EB%8F%94\" title=\"\uae43\ub300\ub3d4 \u2013 Korean\" lang=\"ko\" hreflang=\"ko\" data-title=\"\uae43\ub300\ub3d4\" data-language-autonym=\"\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4\" data-language-local-name=\"Korean\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Musulmon%C5%BEuv%C4%97s\" title=\"Musulmon\u017euv\u0117s \u2013 Lithuanian\" lang=\"lt\" hreflang=\"lt\" data-title=\"Musulmon\u017euv\u0117s\" data-language-autonym=\"Lietuvi\u0173\" data-language-local-name=\"Lithuanian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Lietuvi\u0173<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mg.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiam%27akoho\" title=\"Fiam&#039;akoho \u2013 Malagasy\" lang=\"mg\" hreflang=\"mg\" data-title=\"Fiam&#039;akoho\" data-language-autonym=\"Malagasy\" data-language-local-name=\"Malagasy\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Malagasy<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ms.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bagang_moorish\" title=\"Bagang moorish \u2013 Malay\" lang=\"ms\" hreflang=\"ms\" data-title=\"Bagang moorish\" data-language-autonym=\"Bahasa Melayu\" data-language-local-name=\"Malay\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Bahasa Melayu<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maskerwimpelvis\" title=\"Maskerwimpelvis \u2013 Dutch\" lang=\"nl\" hreflang=\"nl\" data-title=\"Maskerwimpelvis\" data-language-autonym=\"Nederlands\" data-language-local-name=\"Dutch\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Nederlands<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/no.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zanclus_cornutus\" title=\"Zanclus cornutus \u2013 Norwegian Bokm\u00e5l\" lang=\"nb\" hreflang=\"nb\" data-title=\"Zanclus cornutus\" data-language-autonym=\"Norsk bokm\u00e5l\" data-language-local-name=\"Norwegian Bokm\u00e5l\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Norsk bokm\u00e5l<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Idolek_maureta%C5%84ski\" title=\"Idolek 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noprint searchaux\" style=\"display:none\">Species of fish<\/div>\n<p class=\"mw-empty-elt\">\n\n<\/p>\n\n<p>The <b>Moorish idol<\/b> (<i><b>Zanclus cornutus<\/b><\/i>) is a species of marine <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ray-finned_fish\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Ray-finned fish\" target=\"_new\">ray-finned fish<\/a> belonging to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Family_(taxonomy)\" title=\"Family (taxonomy)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">family<\/a> <b>Zanclidae<\/b>. It is the only member of the monospecific genus <i><b>Zanclus<\/b><\/i> and the only <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neontology\" title=\"Neontology\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">extant<\/a> species within the Zanclidae. This species is found on reefs in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-Pacific\" title=\"Indo-Pacific\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Indo-Pacific<\/a> region.\n<\/p>\n<meta property=\"mw:PageProp\/toc\" \/>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Taxonomy\">Taxonomy<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>The Moorish idol was first formally <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Species_description\" title=\"Species description\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">described<\/a> as <i>Chaetodon cornutus<\/i> in 1758 by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carl_Linnaeus\" title=\"Carl Linnaeus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Carl Linnaeus<\/a> in the 10th edition of the <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Systema_Naturae\" title=\"Systema Naturae\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Systema Naturae<\/a><\/i> with \"Indian Seas\" given as its type locality.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-CofF&#95;3-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-CofF-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> In 1831 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georges_Cuvier\" title=\"Georges Cuvier\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Georges Cuvier<\/a> classified it in the new monospecific genus <i>Zanclus<\/i>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-CofF2&#95;4-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-CofF2-4\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>4<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> In 1876 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pieter_Bleeker\" title=\"Pieter Bleeker\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Pieter Bleeker<\/a> proposed the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monotypic_taxon\" title=\"Monotypic taxon\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">monotypic<\/a> family Zanclidae.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-VDLEF&#95;5-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-VDLEF-5\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>5<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The Zanclidae is classified within the suborder Acanthuroidei of the order <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acanthuriformes\" title=\"Acanthuriformes\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Acanthuriformes<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Nelson5&#95;6-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Nelson5-6\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>6<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Some authors classify the Moorish idols in the surgeonfish family <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acanthuridae\" title=\"Acanthuridae\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Acanthuridae<\/a> but the absence of spines on the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caudal_peduncle\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Caudal peduncle\" target=\"_new\">caudal peduncle<\/a> is a clear difference between this species and the surgeonfishes. \n<\/p><p>The Moorish idol is the only extant member of its family, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zanclidae\" title=\"Zanclidae\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Zanclidae<\/a>, making it a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Relict_(biology)\" title=\"Relict (biology)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">relict<\/a>. A number of extinct relatives are known.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Etymology\">Etymology<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>The Moorish idol's unusual common name was apparently given to it because, in some areas of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southeast_Asia\" title=\"Southeast Asia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">southeast Asia<\/a>, fishermen have respect for these fishes, releasing them when caught and honouring them with a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bowing\" title=\"Bowing\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">bow<\/a> after their release.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-DORIS&#95;7-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-DORIS-7\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>7<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>  In this case, \"<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moors\" title=\"Moors\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Moor<\/a>\" is erroneously used as it usually refers to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amazigh\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Amazigh\" target=\"_new\">Amazigh<\/a> people from Morocco where this fish does not occur in the wild,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-reef&#95;8-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-reef-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-susanscott&#95;9-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-susanscott-9\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>9<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> although this term may be related to the practice of referring to muslims in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sri_Lankan_Moors\" title=\"Sri Lankan Moors\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Sri Lanka<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_Moors\" title=\"Indian Moors\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">India<\/a> as \"Moors\" during the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_colonisation_of_Southeast_Asia\" title=\"European colonisation of Southeast Asia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">colonial period<\/a>.<sup class=\"noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact\" style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">[<i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed\" title=\"Wikipedia:Citation needed\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\"><span title=\"This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2025)\">citation needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup> \n<\/p><p>The genus name <i>Zanclus<\/i> is derived from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ancient_Greek_language\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Ancient Greek language\" target=\"_new\">Ancient Greek<\/a> word <i>zanklon<\/i>, meaning \"sickle\", and is an allusion to the long curved <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dorsal_fin\" title=\"Dorsal fin\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">dorsal fin<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Specific_name_(zoology)\" title=\"Specific name (zoology)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">specific name<\/a>, <i>cornutus<\/i>, means \"horned\", and refers to the small  bony protuberances over the eyes.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-ETYFish&#95;10-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-ETYFish-10\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>10<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Distribution\">Distribution<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>The Moorish idol has a wide range in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_Ocean\" title=\"Indian Ocean\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Indian<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Oceans\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Pacific Oceans\" target=\"_new\">Pacific Oceans<\/a>. They are found from the eastern coast of Africa between <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Somalia\" title=\"Somalia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Somalia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Africa\" title=\"South Africa\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">South Africa<\/a> east to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawaiian_Islands\" title=\"Hawaiian Islands\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hawaii<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_Island\" title=\"Easter Island\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Easter Island<\/a>. They are also found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Pacific\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Eastern Pacific\" target=\"_new\">eastern Pacific<\/a> from the southern <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulf_of_California\" title=\"Gulf of California\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Gulf of California<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peru\" title=\"Peru\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Peru<\/a>, including many islands such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gal%C3%A1pagos_Islands\" title=\"Gal\u00e1pagos Islands\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Galapagos<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cocos_Island\" title=\"Cocos Island\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Cocos Island<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-iucn&#95;1-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-iucn-1\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>1<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> \n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Habitat\">Habitat<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>The Moorish idol lives between depths of 1\u2013180 metres (3&#160;ft 3&#160;in&#160;\u2013 590&#160;ft 7&#160;in) in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turbidity\" title=\"Turbidity\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">turbid<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lagoon\" title=\"Lagoon\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">lagoons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reef\" title=\"Reef\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">reef<\/a> flats, and clear rocky- and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coral_reef\" title=\"Coral reef\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">coral reefs<\/a>. As with many reef fishes, habitat has been found to be an important and influential factor in the abundance of Moorish idols.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:2&#95;11-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:2-11\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>11<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Description\">Description<\/h2><\/div><p>\nThe Moorish idol's body is highly laterally compressed and disc-like in shape with a tube-like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Snout\" title=\"Snout\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">snout<\/a> and small bony protuberances above the eyes in adults. The mouth is small and has many long, bristle like teeth.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-FofA&#95;12-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-FofA-12\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>12<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> There are no spines or serrations on the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Preoperculum\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Preoperculum\" target=\"_new\">preoperculum<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caudal_peduncle\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Caudal peduncle\" target=\"_new\">caudal peduncle<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-reef&#95;8-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-reef-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The dorsal fin is supported by 6 or 7 spines, which are elongated into a long filament which resembles a whip, and between 39 and 45 soft rays. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anal_fin\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Anal fin\" target=\"_new\">anal fin<\/a> contains 3 spines and between 31 and 37 soft rays. The maximum published <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Total_length\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Total length\" target=\"_new\">total length<\/a> is 23&#160;cm (9.1&#160;in), although 21&#160;cm (8.3&#160;in) is more typical.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Fishbase&#95;2-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Fishbase-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> They have a white background color,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-reef&#95;8-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-reef-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> with two wide black vertical bands on the body with a yellow patch on the posterior end of the body and a yellow saddle on the snout.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-FofA&#95;12-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-FofA-12\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>12<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-reef&#95;8-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-reef-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caudal_fin\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Caudal fin\" target=\"_new\">caudal fin<\/a> is black with a white margin.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-reef&#95;8-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-reef-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p><ul class=\"gallery mw-gallery-packed\">\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 135.33333333333px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 133.33333333333px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Moorish_Idol,_M%C3%A9xico_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_241458657_(cropped).jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Night-time colouration\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Night-time colouration\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4e\/Moorish_Idol%2C_M%C3%A9xico_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_241458657_%28cropped%29.jpg\/250px-Moorish_Idol%2C_M%C3%A9xico_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_241458657_%28cropped%29.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"134\" height=\"160\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\">Night-time colouration<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 162px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 160px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Moorish_Idol,_North_Shore,_Waialua,_HI,_USA_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_501753277.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"With two dorsal filaments\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"With two dorsal filaments\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/76\/Moorish_Idol%2C_North_Shore%2C_Waialua%2C_HI%2C_USA_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_501753277.jpg\/250px-Moorish_Idol%2C_North_Shore%2C_Waialua%2C_HI%2C_USA_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_501753277.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\">With two dorsal filaments<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 122px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 120px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Moorish_Idol,_Cook_Islands_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_190815209.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"With extended dorsal fin\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"With extended dorsal fin\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/86\/Moorish_Idol%2C_Cook_Islands_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_190815209.jpg\/250px-Moorish_Idol%2C_Cook_Islands_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_190815209.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\">With extended dorsal fin<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"gallerybox\" style=\"width: 215.33333333333px\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thumb\" style=\"width: 213.33333333333px;\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:ZanclusCornutus.png\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" title=\"Illustration (Sir Francis Day, 1889)\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Illustration (Sir Francis Day, 1889)\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/39\/ZanclusCornutus.png\/330px-ZanclusCornutus.png\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"160\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallerytext\">Illustration (Sir <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francis_Day\" title=\"Francis Day\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Francis Day<\/a>, 1889)<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Biology\">Biology<\/h2><\/div>\n<div class=\"thumb tmulti floatright\"><div class=\"thumbinner multiimageinner\" style=\"width:292px;max-width:292px\"><div class=\"trow\"><div class=\"tsingle\" style=\"width:290px;max-width:290px\"><div class=\"thumbimage\" style=\"height:182px;overflow:hidden\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Moorish_Idol,_Hin_Daeng,_Koh_Lanta,_Thailand_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_340437545.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/97\/Moorish_Idol%2C_Hin_Daeng%2C_Koh_Lanta%2C_Thailand_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_340437545.jpg\/330px-Moorish_Idol%2C_Hin_Daeng%2C_Koh_Lanta%2C_Thailand_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_340437545.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"183\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thumbcaption\">Juvenile stage<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"trow\"><div class=\"tsingle\" style=\"width:104px;max-width:104px\"><div class=\"thumbimage\" style=\"height:117px;overflow:hidden\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Zanclus_cornutus_preflexion_larvae.png\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d0\/Zanclus_cornutus_preflexion_larvae.png\/120px-Zanclus_cornutus_preflexion_larvae.png\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"102\" height=\"117\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thumbcaption\">Preflexion larvae. A is a 2.8 mm (notochord length) specimen. B is a 3.2 mm (notochord length) specimen.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tsingle\" style=\"width:184px;max-width:184px\"><div class=\"thumbimage\" style=\"height:117px;overflow:hidden\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Zanclus_cornutus_postflexion_larvae.png\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/97\/Zanclus_cornutus_postflexion_larvae.png\/250px-Zanclus_cornutus_postflexion_larvae.png\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"182\" height=\"118\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thumbcaption\">Postflexion larva measuring 9.5 mm (standard length).<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:1&#95;13-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:1-13\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>13<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Moorish idols mostly feed on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spongivore\" title=\"Spongivore\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">sponges<\/a>, with a study on gut content finding sponges make up about 70% of the total weight consumed by Moorish idols,<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:3&#95;14-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:3-14\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>14<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> but they also feed upon <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algivore\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Algivore\" target=\"_new\">algae<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coral\" title=\"Coral\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">coral<\/a> polyps, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tunicate\" title=\"Tunicate\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">tunicates<\/a> and other <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benthic\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Benthic\" target=\"_new\">benthic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Invertebrate\" title=\"Invertebrate\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">invertebrates<\/a>, making them somewhat omnivorous.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:2&#95;11-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:2-11\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>11<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-DA&#95;15-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-DA-15\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>15<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:3&#95;14-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:3-14\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>14<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> They are normally found in small groups of 2 or 3 individuals but they can also be solitary or gather in large <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shoaling_and_schooling\" title=\"Shoaling and schooling\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">schools<\/a>. \n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"><h3 id=\"rdp-we-Reproduction\">Reproduction<\/h3><\/div>\n<p>These fish are pelagic <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spawn_(biology)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Spawn (biology)\" target=\"_new\">spawners<\/a>. The males and females release sperm and eggs into the water, and the eggs drift away on the current following fertilization.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-DA&#95;15-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-DA-15\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>15<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Like their closely related family, the Acanthuridae, the Moorish idol has <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ichthyoplankton\" title=\"Ichthyoplankton\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">larvae<\/a> that are specialized for a long <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pelagic_fish\" title=\"Pelagic fish\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">pelagic<\/a> life stage, and this is why they are so widespread and geographically uniform.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Fishbase&#95;2-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Fishbase-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> In acanthuridae, the pelagic, pre-juvenile stage larvae can reach lengths of 60 mm before settling in their habitat. The Moorish idol's various larval stages have been described and illustrated. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/preflexion\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wiktionary:preflexion\" target=\"_new\">preflexion<\/a> larval stage refers to the stage from hatchling to the start of upward flexion of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Notochord\" title=\"Notochord\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">notochord<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:0&#95;16-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:0-16\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>16<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The preflexion larval stage of the Moorish idol has no fin spines, soft rays, or internal support structures for the fins. However, in a 3.2 mm specimen there is the start of the dorsal and anal fins. The larger preflexion specimens have mostly cartilaginous <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/supraoccipital\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wiktionary:supraoccipital\" target=\"_new\">supraoccipital<\/a> crests with 23 to 26 curved dorsal spines. Also, pigmentation increases with size in the preflexion larvae.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:1&#95;13-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:1-13\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>13<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The postflexion larval stage refers to the stage that includes the formation of the caudal fin and fin rays. This is the stage right before juvenile and settlement into their habitat.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:0&#95;16-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:0-16\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>16<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> In the postflexion stage, the Moorish idol larvae have fully developed fins, their body form is compressed and deep-bodied. The larvae have a small terminal mouth and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kite_shape\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Kite shape\" target=\"_new\">kite shaped<\/a> body. They have seven dorsal spines at the start of their dorsal fin that are covered in small spines. Their third dorsal spine is very long (about 1.2x their standard length). They also have one pelvic fin spine and three anal fin spines covered in small spines.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:1&#95;13-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:1-13\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>13<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading4\"><h4 id=\"rdp-we-Spawning_aggregations_in_Palau\">Spawning aggregations in Palau<\/h4><\/div>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Moorish_Idol,_Koror,_PW_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_65345368.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1c\/Moorish_Idol%2C_Koror%2C_PW_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_65345368.jpg\/250px-Moorish_Idol%2C_Koror%2C_PW_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_65345368.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"217\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Spawning aggregation in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palau\" title=\"Palau\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Palau<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unlike in most other areas of the world, Moorish idols in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palau\" title=\"Palau\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Palau<\/a> aggregate in schools of hundreds of fish to spawn. The reason for it is unknown. This annual winter \"blue water spawning\" event lasts from December to March, but peaks in January and February. Moorish idols aggregate in the morning, forming tight synchronous schools that move up and down the reef until mid-day. At mid-day, aggregations ascend upwards from the reef and swim towards the open ocean, often at the ocean surface. Spawning eventually follows.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:4&#95;17-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:4-17\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>17<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>A great diversity of large predatory fish species take this opportunity to hunt the aggregations while they are still on the reef, often forming multi-species hunting packs. This notably includes packs of hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grey_reef_shark\" title=\"Grey reef shark\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">grey reef sharks<\/a>, which will also follow the Moorish idols when a school moves away from the safety of the reef to spawn. Once the Moorish idols enter the open water, the grey reef sharks attack in a tight cluster and enter a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Feeding_frenzy\" title=\"Feeding frenzy\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">feeding frenzy<\/a>, eventually eating most of the school. Only a few Moorish idols in a school may survive the sharks. As a result of the extremely high mortality rate, these spawning events have been described as seeming \"suicidal\".<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:4&#95;17-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:4-17\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>17<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>The first episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BBC\" title=\"BBC\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">BBC's<\/a> <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asia_(2024_TV_series)\" title=\"Asia (2024 TV series)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Asia<\/a><\/i> documentary series features a spawning school of Moorish idols being hunted by grey reef sharks in Palau.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-18\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-18\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>18<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Conservation_status\">Conservation status<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>Since their last assessment in 2015, the Moorish idol is listed as a species of least concern by the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IUCN\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"IUCN\" target=\"_new\">IUCN<\/a>. They were found to be widely distributed and locally abundant with no major threats to the species.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-iucn&#95;1-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-iucn-1\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>1<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> However, their habitat type, particularly coral reefs, are known to be in decline due to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Climate_change\" title=\"Climate change\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">climate change<\/a>. The species has been found to do well in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coral_reef_restoration\" title=\"Coral reef restoration\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">restored coral reefs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Artificial_reef\" title=\"Artificial reef\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">artificial reef<\/a> structures.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-19\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-19\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>19<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-20\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-20\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>20<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-In_the_aquarium\">In the aquarium<\/h2><\/div>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size mw-halign-right\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Moorish-pennant-bannerfish.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/55\/Moorish-pennant-bannerfish.jpg\/250px-Moorish-pennant-bannerfish.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Comparison between the Moorish idol (left), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Schooling_bannerfish\" title=\"Schooling bannerfish\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">schooling bannerfish<\/a> (top) and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pennant_coralfish\" title=\"Pennant coralfish\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">pennant coralfish<\/a> (bottom)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Moorish idols are notoriously difficult to maintain in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Captivity_(animal)\" title=\"Captivity (animal)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">captivity<\/a>. They require large tanks, often exceeding 380&#160;L (84&#160;imp&#160;gal; 100&#160;US&#160;gal),<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-saltaquarium.about.com&#95;21-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-saltaquarium.about.com-21\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>21<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> are voracious eaters, and can become destructive.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-saltaquarium.about.com&#95;21-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-saltaquarium.about.com-21\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>21<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>Some aquarists prefer to keep substitute species that look very similar to the Moorish idol. These substitutes are all butterflyfishes of the genus <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heniochus\" title=\"Heniochus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Heniochus<\/a><\/i> and include the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pennant_coralfish\" title=\"Pennant coralfish\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">pennant coralfish<\/a>, <i>H. acuminatus<\/i>; threeband pennantfish, <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heniochus_chrysostomus\" title=\"Heniochus chrysostomus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">H. chrysostomus<\/a><\/i> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/False_Moorish_idol\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"False Moorish idol\" target=\"_new\">false Moorish idol<\/a>, <i>H. diphreutes<\/i>.<sup class=\"noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact\" style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">[<i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed\" title=\"Wikipedia:Citation needed\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\"><span title=\"This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2014)\">citation needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup>\n<\/p><p>In captivity, Moorish idols typically are very picky eaters. They will either eat no food and perish, or eat everything all at once.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-saltaquarium.about.com&#95;21-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-saltaquarium.about.com-21\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>21<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> They are reportedly able to live for up to several years in captivity.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-:4&#95;17-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-:4-17\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>17<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-In_popular_culture\">In popular culture<\/h2><\/div>\n<ul><li>In the 2003 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walt_Disney_Pictures\" title=\"Walt Disney Pictures\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Disney<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pixar\" title=\"Pixar\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Pixar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animated\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Animated\" target=\"_new\">animated<\/a> movie <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finding_Nemo\" title=\"Finding Nemo\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Finding Nemo<\/a><\/i>, a Moorish idol fish named Gill, voiced by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Willem_Dafoe\" title=\"Willem Dafoe\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Willem Dafoe<\/a>, is one of Nemo's tank mates and the leader of the Tank Gang. Gill was depicted having a very strong desire for freedom outside of the aquarium and was constantly scheming to achieve this, possibly alluding to the difficulty of keeping real-life Moorish idols in captivity. Gill and the other members of the Tank Gang appeared in the 2016 sequel, <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finding_Dory\" title=\"Finding Dory\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Finding Dory<\/a><\/i>, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Post_credits_scene\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Post credits scene\" target=\"_new\">post credits scene<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-22\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-22\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>22<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Moorish idols have long been among the most recognizable of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coral_reef\" title=\"Coral reef\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">coral reef<\/a> fauna. Their image has graced all types of products, such as: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shower_curtain\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Shower curtain\" target=\"_new\">shower curtains<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blanket\" title=\"Blanket\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">blankets<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Towel\" title=\"Towel\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">towels<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wallpaper\" title=\"Wallpaper\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">wallpaper<\/a> made with an ocean or underwater theme.<sup class=\"noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact\" style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">[<i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed\" title=\"Wikipedia:Citation needed\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\"><span title=\"This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2013)\">citation needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup><\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-References\">References<\/h2><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns\"><ol class=\"references\">\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-iucn-1\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\">^ <a href=\"#cite_ref-iucn_1-0\"><sup><i><b>a<\/b><\/i><\/sup><\/a> <a href=\"#cite_ref-iucn_1-1\"><sup><i><b>b<\/b><\/i><\/sup><\/a> <a href=\"#cite_ref-iucn_1-2\"><sup><i><b>c<\/b><\/i><\/sup><\/a> <a href=\"#cite_ref-iucn_1-3\"><sup><i><b>d<\/b><\/i><\/sup><\/a><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFCarpenter,&#95;K.E.Lawrence,&#95;A.Myers,&#95;R.2016\" class=\"citation journal cs1\">Carpenter, K.E.; Lawrence, A. &amp; Myers, R. 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Retrieved <span class=\"nowrap\">6 October<\/span> 2013<\/span>.<\/cite><span title=\"ctx&#95;ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft&#95;val&#95;fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.jtitle=The+Inquisitr&amp;rft.atitle=Willem+Dafoe+Returns+For+%27Finding+Dory%27%3A+%27It%27s+Even+Better+Than+The+First%27&amp;rft.date=2013-10-06&amp;rft&#95;id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inquisitr.com%2F981926%2Fwillem-dafoe-returns-for-finding-dory-its-even-better-than-the-first%2F&amp;rfr&#95;id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMoorish+idol\" class=\"Z3988\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-External_links\">External links<\/h2><\/div>\n<ul><li>Photos of <a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/sealifecollection.org\/taxon\/220083\" target=\"_new\">Moorish idol<\/a> in the Sealife Collection<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"navbox-styles\"><\/div><div role=\"navigation\" class=\"navbox\" aria-labelledby=\"Taxon&#95;identifiers3484\" style=\"padding:3px\"><table class=\"nowraplinks hlist navbox-inner\" style=\"border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit\"><tbody><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"navbox-title\" colspan=\"2\"><div id=\"rdp-we-Taxon&#95;identifiers3484\" style=\"font-size:114%;margin:0 4em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Taxon_identifiers\" title=\"Help:Taxon identifiers\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Taxon identifiers<\/a><\/div><\/th><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%;text-align: left;\"><i>Zanclus cornutus<\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikidata\" title=\"Wikidata\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Wikidata<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><span class=\"external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q941448\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wikidata:Q941448\" target=\"_new\">Q941448<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikispecies\" title=\"Wikispecies\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Wikispecies<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><span class=\"external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/species.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Zanclus_cornutus\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wikispecies:Zanclus cornutus\" target=\"_new\">Zanclus cornutus<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animal_Diversity_Web\" title=\"Animal Diversity Web\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ADW<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/animaldiversity.org\/accounts\/Zanclus_cornutus\/\" target=\"_new\">Zanclus_cornutus<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Faunal_Directory\" title=\"Australian Faunal Directory\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">AFD<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/biodiversity.org.au\/afd\/taxa\/Zanclus_cornutus\" target=\"_new\">Zanclus_cornutus<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barcode_of_Life_Data_System\" title=\"Barcode of Life Data System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">BOLD<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/bench.boldsystems.org\/index.php\/TaxBrowser_TaxonPage?taxid=11120\" target=\"_new\">11120<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catalogue_of_Life\" title=\"Catalogue of Life\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">CoL<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a 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href=\"https:\/\/nas.er.usgs.gov\/queries\/FactSheet.aspx?speciesID=2303\" target=\"_new\">2303<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Center_for_Biotechnology_Information\" title=\"National Center for Biotechnology Information\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">NCBI<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/datasets\/taxonomy\/75044\/\" target=\"_new\">75044<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">NZOR: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nzor.org.nz\/names\/c7e4fb0f-d64e-4075-80c2-b687571534a0\" target=\"_new\">c7e4fb0f-d64e-4075-80c2-b687571534a0<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Observation.org\" title=\"Observation.org\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Observation.org<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/observation.org\/species\/186388\/\" target=\"_new\">186388<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ocean_Biodiversity_Information_System\" title=\"Ocean Biodiversity Information System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">OBIS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/obis.org\/taxon\/220083\" target=\"_new\">220083<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_Tree_of_Life\" title=\"Open Tree of Life\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Open Tree of Life<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/tree.opentreeoflife.org\/taxonomy\/browse?id=199070\" target=\"_new\">199070<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span 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