Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

It inspired the character 'Gill' in Finding Nemo.

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Size

16–22 cm

Depth

3–180 m

Range

Indo-Pacific

Habitat

Reefs

IUCN

Least Concern

How to spot

Long trailing white dorsal-fin filament; bold black, white and yellow bands; tube-like snout; disc-shaped body.

True colors

White and yellow body crossed by two wide black bands, with a long white fin filament and a yellow-and-black snout.

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