| Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus 1758), the Moorish
Idol. Indo-Pacific. Can be kept in captivity, though rarely lives
due to trauma in capture, holding, shipping, starvation during this time,
damage to their mouths... Omnivores that mainly feed on benthic
invertebrates. Principally sponges... and algae. Adults have a prominent
spine in front of their eyes that is larger in males. One off of
Queensland, Australia, another off the Galapagos. |
 
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