Naso hexacanthus
Naso hexacanthus is a tropical fish found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1] It is commonly known as the sleek unicornfish, sleek unicorn, blacktongue unicorn, blacktongue unicornfish, Thorpe's unicornfish, or the Nohorn unicorn.[2] It is of value in commercial fisheries and as a gamefish, and is also seen in aquaria.[1]
Naso hexacanthus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Acanthuridae |
Genus: | Naso |
Species: | N. hexacanthus |
Binomial name | |
Naso hexacanthus (Bleeker, 1855) | |
References
- Naso hexacanthus at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names for Naso hexacanthus at www.fishbase.org.
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