Moorish Idol – “The Ocean Wanderer”

✅ Scientific Name: Zanclus cornutus

🎯 Classification:
Fish – Family: Zanclidae

🌍 Habitat:
Warm coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific and eastern Pacific Oceans.

💡 Did you know?
The Moorish idol is often confused with similar fish but is in a family all its own!

🐾 It has a long, threadlike dorsal fin and a disc-shaped body.

🌈 Its striking black, white, and yellow stripes make it a reef standout.

✨ It’s named from a belief in the Moors of Africa that the fish brought happiness.