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Zanclus cornutus
Country
| Country | Myanmar |
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| Continent Ocean | Asia |
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia (COL) |
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| Phylum | Chordata (COL) |
| Class | Actinopterygii (COL) |
| Order | Perciformes (COL) |
| Family | Zanclidae (COL) |
Taxonomy
| Genus | Zanclus | Reference | |
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| SubGenus | Vernacular Name | ||
| Species | cornutus | IUCN Threat Status-Year | Least Concern, 2016 |
| SubSpecies | Nat'l Threat Status-Year | Not Evaluated, 2000 | |
| Infraspecies | Reason for Change | ||
| Infraspecies Rank | CITES | ||
| Taxonomic Group | Fish | Native Status | Not known |
| Scientific Name Author | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Country Distribution | Myanmar |
| Citation | Description | Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Rapa and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to the Lord Howe Island. Eastern Pacific: southern Gulf of California to Peru (Ref. 9267). Trade restricted in Germany (Anl.1 BArtSchV).
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Zanclus cornutus is widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from East Africa to Hawaiian Islands and Easter Island, and from Australia to Japan and the Ogasawara Islands (Allen and Erdmann 2012). It is also known from the Tropical Eastern Pacific, from the southern portion of the Gulf of California to Peru (Krupp 1995). This species occurs between depths of 1 to 180 m (Allen and Erdmann 2012).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
American Samoa (American Samoa); Australia; British Indian Ocean Territory; Brunei Darussalam; Chile (Easter Is.); China; Christmas Island; Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Colombia; Comoros; Costa Rica; Disputed Territory (Paracel Is., Spratly Is.); Ecuador (Ecuador (mainland), Galápagos); El Salvador; Fiji; France (Clipperton I.); French Polynesia; French Southern Territories (Mozambique Channel Is.); Guatemala; Honduras; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kenya; Kiribati (Gilbert Is., Kiribati Line Is., Phoenix Is.); Korea, Republic of; Madagascar; Malaysia; Maldives; Marshall Islands; Mauritius; Mayotte; Mexico; Micronesia, Federated States of ; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nauru; New Caledonia; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Niue; Norfolk Island; Northern Mariana Islands; Oman; Palau; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Philippines; Pitcairn; Réunion; Samoa; Seychelles; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Tokelau; Tonga; Tuvalu; United States (Hawaiian Is.); United States Minor Outlying Islands (Howland-Baker Is., Johnston I., Midway Is., US Line Is., Wake Is.); Vanuatu; Viet Nam; Wallis and Futuna; Yemen
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Atlantic – southeast; Indian Ocean – eastern; Indian Ocean – western; Pacific – southeast; Pacific – northwest; Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – western central; Pacific – southwest
Additional data:
? Lower depth limit (metres): 180
? Upper depth limit (metres): 1
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Population [top]
Population: This species is locally abundant in many areas (e.g., Palau: R. Myers pers. comm. 2015). From 2008 through 2014, regional estimates of the density of Z. cornutus ranged from 7.8-22.4/ha over hard bottoms to 30 m depth in Pacific coral reef areas surveyed by NOAA (NOAA unpublished data as described in Heenan et al. 2014). The highest density was in the North Western Hawaiian Islands region (4.5-42.76.5/ha) as compared to the lowest, in the American Samoa Islands region (0-15 individuals). NOAA survey data (2008-2014) from Timor Leste was 16/ha and 10.5/ha from Fiji (S. Jupiter, unpublished data). Mean density from the Federated States of Micronesia ranged from 0.2/ha (Yap) to 20.4/ha (Guam); however, this species was not observed in any of the other sites (B. Taylor, unpublished data). Mean density from Raja Ampat was 16.7/ha (A. Green, unpublished data). This species is common in the Solomon Islands (Allen 2006). Surveys around the populous islands showed a mean density of 27.4/ha and surveys around the remote islands showed a mean density of 39.1/ha (A. Green, unpublished data).
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Zanclus cornutus inhabit coastal and offshore rocky and coral reefs, and lagoons and is often found in pairs (Myers 1991, Allen and Erdmann 2012). This species is a specialist feeder, feeding primarily on encrusting sponges (Dorenbosch et al. 2005). The maximum recorded length for this species is 23 cm (Anderson and Hafiz 1987).
Systems: Marine
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This species is used in the aquarium trade (Tissot and Hallacher 2003, Lecchini et al. 2006), but does not usually do well in tanks (Myers 1991).
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no known major threats.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no species specific conservation efforts in place for Z. cornutus. Its range overlaps with a number of marine protected areas (IUCN and UNEP 2014).
Citation: Carpenter, K.E., Lawrence, A. & Myers, R. 2016. Zanclus cornutus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T69741115A69742744. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69741115A69742744.en. Downloaded on 23 February 2017.
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Additional Info
Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Zanclus cornutus, click this link: Synonyms. |
Chaetodon canescens Linnaeus, 1758 ¦ Chaetodon cornutus Linnaeus, 1758 ¦ Zanclus canescens (Linnaeus, 1758) ¦ Zanclus cornotus (Linnaeus, 1758) ¦ |
Common Names To Manage Common Names for Zanclus cornutus, click this link: Common Names. |
Moorish Idol () |
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Species Record Details Encoded By:
Carlos Aurelio Callangan
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Species Record Updated By:
Carlos Aurelio Callangan
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