Bluespine unicornfish
Sign in to saveAlso known as Naso unicornis, short-nose unicornfish
species of fish
Species
Least ConcernBlue-spine nosefish
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAcanthuriformes
- FamilyAcanthuridae
Habitatmarine
via IUCN
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Encyclopedic overview
The bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis), also known as the short-nose unicornfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific. It is occasionally found in the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 70 cm in length. It is called kala ('thorn') in Hawaii, dawa in New Caledonia, and ta or tā in Fiji. However the name kala refers to all three species of horned unicornfish found around Hawaii.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bluespine unicornfish” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.