Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Orangespine Unicornfish
Orangespine Unicornfish
Scientific Name: Naso lituratus
Family: Acanthuridae
Category: Surgeonfishes
Size: Up to 12 in. (to 30 cm)  
Depth: 3-230 ft. (1-70 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Note: Once tought to be the same species as the Elegant Unicornfish,Naso elegans which is found in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.

Disk & Large Oval
Surgeonfishes

Orangespine Unicornfish

Bluespine Unicornfish

Bignose Unicornfish

Brushtail Tang

Brushtail Tang (Juvenile)

Pacific Sailfin Tang

Achilles Tang

Ringtail Surgeonfish

Whitebar Surgeonfish

Striped Surgeonfish

Elongate Surgeonfish

Whitecheek Surgeonfish

Blackstreak Surgeonfish

Brown Surgeonfish

Blue-Lined Surgeonfish

Dark Surgeonfish

Orangeband Surgeonfish

Mimic Surgeonfish

Mimic Surgeonfish (juvenile)

Convict Tang

Yellowfin Surgeonfish

Hawaiian Bristletooth

Lined Bristletooth

Paletail Unicornfish

Paletail Unicornfish (Young Adult)

Sleek Unicornfish



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