Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Orangespine Unicornfish
Naso lituratus
Orangespine Unicornfish
Category: Unicornfishes
Scientific Name: Naso lituratus
Size: Up to 12 in. (to 30 cm)  
Depth: 3-230 ft. (1-70 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Once tought to be the same species as the Elegant Unicornfish,Naso elegans which is found in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family)
      └Naso (Genus)
       └N. lituratus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219665🔗
iNaturalist ID: 52451🔗

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