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Moorish idol

species of fish
Taxon Q941448

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
taxon
Short name
Z. cornutus[7]
Has characteristic
omnivore[6]
Has part(s)
body[5]
IUCN conservation status
least concern[2]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Invasion Biology
Parent taxon
Zanclus[3]
Taxon common name
角蝶魚, 角鐮魚, 角蝶, moorish idol, Kihikihi, Moorish Idol, Moorish idol, Ikan hias, Moorse afgod, Kalibangbang, Lipeibaar, Liwaseola
+48 moreAbabang rayao', Lighergher, Nikásserák, Bahoi lacozi, Cossimanga, Duranga, Taranga, Tatanga, Fil-en-dos, Tamarin, Zanclide, Kalmin-kalmin, Viirkala, Tivitivi, Cocher blanc, Poisson cocher, Porte-enseigne, Tranchoir, Iga gautago, Halfterfisch, Labandera, Te ieniwa, Combo, 깃대돔, Bagang, Bagang Moorish, Layang-layang, കൊടിയന്, Didanegi, Thun bibi, 灰鐮魚, 灰镰鱼, 角镰鱼, Toket, Karamaramaduu, Idolek, Mokoraa, Tipi tipi ariki, идол мавританский, Pe'ape'a, Laulaufau, Idolo moro, Chaluende, Hornfisk, Kalay kalay, Pahara tore, Panapana, ídolu moru
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Taxon name
Zanclus cornutus[4]
Taxon range
South China Sea
Taxon rank
species[1]
🏷️ Also known as
en Moorish idol en Zanclus cornutus ar شوش cs bičonoš zobanovitý de Kihikihi de Zanclus cornutus de Poisson cocher de Cocher blanc de Halfterfisch de Halfterfische es idolo moro fa داس‌ماهی fi Zanclus cornutus fi sarvikala fr cocher blanc fr idole des Maures fr idole mauresque fr poisson cocher fr porte-enseigne fr porte-enseigne cornu
🔖 Identifiers · 38
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ídolo moro (Zanclus cornutus), Los Cabos, Baja California, México, 2024-12-17, DD 54.jpg ↗
ADW taxon ID
Zanclus_cornutus
Australian Faunal Directory ID
Zanclus_cornutus
BISMaL taxon ID
9015068
BOLD Systems taxon ID
11120
CONABIO ID
161622PECESB500211
CalPhotos taxon ID
Zanclus+cornutus
Catalogue of Life ID
5CW2D
DORIS ID
2225
EBiodiversity ID
204558
Encyclopedia of Life ID
46577205
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
animal/Moorish-idol
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Endemia.nc animal taxon ID
1841
FishBase species ID
5950
Freebase ID
/m/02nrhh
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)
2374663
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
hornzanchlide
INaturalist taxon ID
83290
IRMNG ID
10995446
ITIS TSN
172311
IUCN taxon ID
69741115
India Biodiversity Portal species ID
233804
Invasive.org species ID
58451
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2779972740
MyBIS species ID
50491
NAS ID
2303
NCBI taxonomy ID
75044
New Zealand Organisms Register ID
c7e4fb0f-d64e-4075-80c2-b687571534a0
OBIS ID
220083
Observation.org taxon ID
186388
Open Tree of Life ID
199070
TAXREF ID
425992
TaiBNET ID
382693
TaiCOL ID (new version)
t0028591
Topic's main category
Category:Zanclidae
UMLS CUI
C1085583
WoRMS-ID for taxa
220083
Yale LUX ID
concept/8eb29f10-fa56-4676-ad65-81fef0d79085

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🔗 Connections
Has characteristic 1
omnivore
Has part(s) 1
body
IUCN conservation status 1
least concern
Instance of 1
taxon
Parent taxon 1
Zanclus
Taxon range 1
South China Sea
Taxon rank 1
species
Topic's main category 1
Category:Zanclidae
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Category:Zanclidae
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Species composition and succession of coral reef fishes on Qilianyu Island, Xisha Islands. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Invasive.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . FishBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . FishBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . FishBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . FishBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . FishBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . FishBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . FishBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . FishBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . FishBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · Dev Jadiya · 2026-11-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → omnivore
    Has part(s) → body
    Parent taxon → Zanclus
    Taxon rank → species
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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