Zanclidae Explained

Zanclidae is a family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the suborder Acanthuroidei within the order Acanthuriformes. It contains one extant species, the Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) and an extinct species.^[1]

Genera and species

Zanclidae has the following taxa classified within it:^[2]

• Genus Eozanclus Blot and Voruz, 1975
  • Species Eozanclus brevirostris (Agassiz, 1835)
• Genus Zanclus Cuvier, 1831
  • Species Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moorish idol)

(means extinct)

Notes and References

1. Book: Fishes of the World . 5th . J. S. Nelson . T. C. Grande . M. V. H. Wilson . 2016 . 497-502 . Wiley . 978-1-118-34233-6 .
2. Web site: Family Zanclidae (ray-finned fish). 10 July 2023. Fossilworks.