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Moorish idol nounA disc-shaped fish with bold vertical black-and-white bands and a very tall tapering dorsal fin, of coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. Also called toby.- Zanclus cornutus, family Acanthuridae.
Closer to the reef and in among a necklace of smaller granite boulders are all the usual reef fish - butterflyfish, damselfish, Moorish idols, triggerfish, angelfish, groupers and lionfish....- There even seems to be an improvement in some respects; normally shy fish like Moorish idols and coral trout have apparently become quite accustomed to divers, and act much more approachable than just a few years ago.
- Species associated with the Great Barrier Reef, such as Moorish idols, trumpetfish, butterfly, angelfish and fairy basslets co-exist with temperate seaweeds and fish that like colder climates.
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