Dec 2011 POTM - Butterfly Fish

Zoaelite · #1 12-20-2011, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by titus

Hello,

It shouldn't be. Reply here attaching your photo to your post, and I'll login using your account to test the upload.

Titus

Does that work Titus?

silentcivilian · #2 12-21-2011, 06:40 AM

Ohh.. I almost missed this.. My entry!

My close seconds..

Such amazing fish.. I love butterfly's

MarkoD · #3 12-21-2011, 12:18 PM

Moorish idol isn't a butterfly

silentcivilian · #4 12-21-2011, 01:41 PM

Sorry, I was always get mixed up cause ive dove with the false idols too. But I dont have any pictures of false idols.. Though they are thought to be closely related!

MarkoD · #5 12-21-2011, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by silentcivilian

Sorry, I was always get mixed up cause ive dove with the false idols too. But I dont have any pictures of false idols.. Though they are thought to be closely related!

Moorish idol is more closely related to a tang than a butterfly

fishoholic · #6 12-21-2011, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkoD

Moorish idol is more closely related to a tang than a butterfly

????? A tang ???? How do you figure that? They are very simular to Heniochus which is a type of butterfly, however they are not actually related. Moorish Idols are related to Eozanclus brevirhostris.

Pic of a Heniochus acuminatus which is considered the "Poor Man's Moorish Idol".

Quote from Wikipedia

"The moorish idol, Zanclus cornutus ("Crowned Scythe"), is a small marine fish species, the sole extant representative of the family Zanclidae (from the Greek zagkios, "oblique") in order Perciform. A common inhabitant of tropical to subtropical reefs and lagoons, the moorish idol is notable for its wide distribution throughout the Indo-Pacific. A number of butterflyfishes (genus Heniochus) closely resemble the moorish idol. It is closely related to, if not a direct descendant of the extinct Eozanclus brevirhostris, from the Middle Eocene of Monte Bolca."

More info.
http://animal-unique.blogspot.com/20...rish-idol.html

silentcivilian · #7 12-21-2011, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by fishoholic

????? A tang ???? How do you figure that? They are very simular to Heniochus which is a type of butterfly, however they are not actually related. Moorish Idols are related to Eozanclus brevirhostris.

Just to put it out there, totally fist pumped there! I read the tang statement and I was like "Whoa?!?" I will have to look into this when I get home from work. But you did it for me! Thanks!