Moorish Idol – “The Ocean Wanderer”
April 2, 2025
✅ 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.
