---
title: "Idolkowate"
description: "Zanclus cornutus — Ryby. The Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zanclidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/moorish-idol
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Idolkowate

> Zanclus cornutus — Ryby. The Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zanclidae.

- Scientific name: *Zanclus cornutus*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 11837
- Wikidata: [Q941448](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q941448)
- iNaturalist taxon: [83290](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/83290)

## Names

- en: Moorish Idol
- de: Halfterfisch
- es: Ídolo moro
- fr: Idole maure
- nl: Maskerwimpelvis
- pt: Zanclo-mouro
- pl: Idolkowate

## Countries with the most observations

US (2582), ID (1276), AU (1002), MX (554), MV (444), PH (427), PF (386), TH (360), FJ (309), NC (305), TW (213), JP (196)

## Summary

The Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zanclidae. It is the only member of the monospecific genus Zanclus and the only extant species within the Zanclidae. This species is found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorish_idol

## Photo

![Idolkowate](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/moorish-idol/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stari Plativky · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145082812

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/moorish-idol?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).