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Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Moorish idol
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Common names: Kalay kalay, Kalibangbang, Kalibangbang
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded in Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276), Verde Island Passage (Ref. 107854), Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Ref. 58652), Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), Davao Gulf, Malalag Bay and Sarangani Bay (Ref. 106380), and Bantayan Is. in northern Cebu (Ref. 114734). Also Ref. 1602, 13724, 48613, 107852, 121724.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Conlu, P.V., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Zanclidae (Moorish idol)
Etymology: Zanclus: Greek, za = an augmentative particle + Greek, agklino = to be on one´s back (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 182 m (Ref. 9710), usually 5 - 182 m (Ref. 27115).   Subtropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115); 32°N - 37°S, 21°E - 70°W

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