Enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including Peyer's patch morphogenesis; proteoglycan biosynthetic process; and visceral mesoderm-endoderm interaction involved in midgut development. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; heart; sensory organ; and urinary system. Orthologous to human FOXL1 (forkhead box L1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]