Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Paletail Unicornfish
Naso brevirostris
Paletail Unicornfish
Also known as: Shortnosed Unicornfish, Spotted Unicornfish
Category: Unicornfishes
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family)
      └Naso (Genus)
       └N. brevirostris (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219671🔗
iNaturalist ID: 83879🔗

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