Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Palau
Young Adult
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Palau
Palau
Palau
Young Adult
Palau
Paletail Unicornfish
Naso brevirostris
Paletail Unicornfish
Also known as: Shortnosed Unicornfish, Spotted Unicornfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Naso brevirostris
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
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Acanthuridae (Family)
└Naso (Genus)
└N. brevirostris (Species)
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