Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Paletail Unicornfish
Paletail Unicornfish
Scientific Name: Naso brevirostris
Family: Acanthuridae
Category: Surgeonfishes
Also known as: Shortnosed Unicornfish, Spotted Unicornfish
Size: 15 to 20 in. (35 to 50 cm)  
Depth: 10-200 ft. (3-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia

Disk & Large Oval
Surgeonfishes

Paletail Unicornfish

Paletail Unicornfish (Young Adult)

Sleek Unicornfish

Orangespine Unicornfish

Bluespine Unicornfish

Yellow Tang

Pacific Sailfin Tang

Achilles Tang

Ringtail Surgeonfish

Eyestripe Surgeonfish

Whitebar Surgeonfish

Whitecheek Surgeonfish

Brown Surgeonfish

Blue-Lined Surgeonfish

Orangeband Surgeonfish

Convict Tang

Yellowfin Surgeonfish

Hawaiian Bristletooth

Goldring Surgeonfish



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