Zanclus cornutus
Moorish Idol
As recorded: Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Zanclidae
- Collected by
- D.B. Cannoy
- Date
- April 22, 1971
- Locality
- Fatuhiva; off point at S end of Eeu Bay
- Island
- Fatuhiva
- Depth
- 21 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 22, 1971, D.B. Cannoy also collected 3 other specimens.
Zanclus cornutus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,279 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Snake Island
(c) nickwinz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
(c) Jon Brooks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Kina Street, Madang, PG
(c) rusfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Zanclus cornutus. BPBM 11887. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39737135. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11887.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39737135 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026