Zanclus cornutus
Moorish Idol
As recorded: Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Zanclidae
- Date
- June 20, 1951
- Locality
- Phoenix Islands; Syndey Island
- Island
- Phoenix Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Zanclus cornutus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,280 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 25653. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39737781. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/25653.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39737781 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026