Unicornfish | ||
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Naso brevirostris | ||
Information | ||
Common Name | Spotted unicornfish | |
Scientific Classification | ||
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Chordata | |
Class | Actinopterygii | |
Order | Perciformes | |
Family | Acanthuridae | |
Genus | Naso
(Lacepede, 1801) | |
Conservation Status (IUCN 3.1) | ||
Least Concern |
They are so named because of a spike that protrudes from the forehead. These fish are also known as filefish in America.
Species[]
There are about 20 recognized species in this genus:
- Naso annulatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Whitemargin unicornfish)
- Naso brachycentron (Valenciennes, 1835) (Humpback unicornfish)
- Naso brevirostris (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Spotted unicornfish)
- Naso caeruleacauda (J. E. Randall, 1994)
- Naso caesius (J. E. Randall & Bell, 1992) (Gray unicornfish)
- Naso elegans (Rüppell, 1829) (Elegant unicornfish)
- Naso fageni Morrow, 1954 (Horseface unicornfish)
- Naso hexacanthus (Bleeker, 1855) (Sleek unicornfish)
- Naso lituratus (J. R. Forster, 1801) (Orangespine unicornfish)
- Naso lopezi Herre, 1927 (Elongate unicornfish)
- Naso maculatus J. E. Randall & Struhsaker, 1981
- Naso mcdadei J. W. Johnson, 2002 (Squarenose unicornfish)
- Naso minor (J. L. B. Smith, 1966) (Slender unicorn)
- Naso reticulatus J. E. Randall, 2001
- Naso tergus H. C. Ho, K. N. Shen & C. W. Chang, 2011
- Naso thynnoides (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Oneknife unicornfish)
- Naso tonganus (Valenciennes, 1835) (Bulbnose unicornfish)
- Naso tuberosus Lacépède, 1801 (Humpnose unicornfish)
- Naso unicornis (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespine unicornfish)
- Naso vlamingii (Valenciennes, 1835) (Bignose unicornfish)
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Conservation Status | Critically Endangered • Endangered • Near Threatened • Vulnerable • Least Concern • Data Deficient • Not Evaluated |