Bluespine unicornfish
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N. unicornis
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Naso unicornis (Forsskål, 1775)
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Naso unicornis from New Caledonia
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A pair of bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis) found in shallow water coral reef area of Green Island, a coral reef ecosystem reserve in Taiwan
The bluespine unicornfish or short-nose unicornfish (Naso unicornis) is a tang from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 70 cm in length. It is called kala in Hawaiian, and dawa in New Caledonia.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Naso unicornis" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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