Back Moorse afgod Afrikaans شوش (سمك) Arabic شوش (نوع من الاسماك) ARZ Рогат занкъл Bulgarian Ídol morú Catalan Sanggowanding CEB Bičonoš zobanovitý Czech Eilun corniog Welsh Halfterfisch German ދިދަ މަސް DV
| Moorish idol | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Suborder: | Acanthuroidei |
| Family: | Zanclidae |
| Genus: | Zanclus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831 |
| Species: | Z. cornutus
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| Binomial name | |
| Zanclus cornutus | |
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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.
- ^ Carpenter, K.E.; Lawrence, A. & Myers, R. (2016). "Zanclus cornutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69741115A69742744. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69741115A69742744.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Zanclus cornutus" in FishBase. February 2023 version.