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Monotypic taxon:
Family
Zanclidae
Bleeker, 1876
- Moorish idols
(fish)
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Acanthuriformes (Order) - surgeonfishes and relatives
..†Acanthonemidae (Family)
..Acanthuridae (Family) - surgeonfishes and unicornfishes
..Antigoniidae (Family) - deepwater boarfishes
..Callanthiidae (Family) - splendid perches
..Caproidae (Family) - boarfishes
..†Caprovesposidae (Family)
..Cepolidae (Family) - bandfishes
..Chaetodontidae (Family) - butterflyfishes
..Dinopercidae (Family) - cavebasses
..Drepaneidae (Family) - sicklefishes
..Emmelichthyidae (Family) - rovers
..Ephippidae (Family) - spadefishes and batfishes
..Gerreidae (Family) - mojarras
..Haemulidae (Family) - grunts
..†Kushlukiidae (Family)
..Latilidae (Family) - deepwater tilefishes
..Leiognathidae (Family) - ponyfishes
..Lethrinidae (Family) - emperor snappers
..Lobotidae (Family) - tripletails and tigerperches
..Lutjanidae (Family) - snappers
..Luvaridae (Family) - luvars
..Malacanthidae (Family) - tilefishes
..†Massalongiidae (Family)
..Monodactylidae (Family) - moonies
..Moronidae (Family) - white basses
..Nemipteridae (Family) - threadfin breams and spinycheeks
..Pomacanthidae (Family) - angelfishes
..Priacanthidae (Family) - bigeyes
..Scatophagidae (Family) - scats
..Sciaenidae (Family) - croakers and drums
..Siganidae (Family) - rabbitfishes
..Sillaginidae (Family) - sillagos
..†Sorbinipercidae (Family)
..Sparidae (Family) - porgys and seabreams
..†Zorzinichthyidae (Family)
..Zanclidae (Family) - Moorish idols
....Zanclus (Genus)
Types
Type
:
Zanclus
(Genus)
Cuvier, 1831
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 428.
[implicit]
Variants
Different rank
:
Zanclinae
(Subfamily)
Different rank
:
Zanclinae
(Subfamily)
Ref:
R.A. Fritzsche, 1982
: 936.
Incorrect spelling
:
Canctidae
(Family)
Carroll, 1988, nom. null.
Ref:
W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011
: 37.
[inferred]
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
maskerwimpelvissen
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
Moorish idols
Ref:
J.S. Nelson et al., 2016
: 500 ("Moorish Idols"); ECoF(14 Mar 2025).
:
moorish idols
Ref:
W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998
: 2490.
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21 Sep 2025