Naso [Naso]

Description

Naso species (unicornfish) are large, streamlined reef fish with a prominent forehead growth that can become more noticeable in adults. Divers often encounter them cruising near reef slopes or hovering in midwater, then moving in to feed on algae and plant matter.

Species
Blue-spine Nosefish
Blue-spine Nosefish

Naso unicornis

Bignose Unicornfish
Bignose Unicornfish

Naso vlamingii

Taxonomy
Phylum Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
Class Teleosts (Bony Fishes)
Teleostei
Order Surgeonfish & Tang-like fish
Acanthuriformes
Family Surgeonfishes
Acanthuridae
Statistics
  • Species 2