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Unicornfish (Lophotus capellei)
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Unicornfish (Lophotus capellei) specimen
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Lophotidae

Unicornfish

Lophotus capellei

Horned head with trailing filaments

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Large

Unicornfish is a marine fish from Northwest Pacific. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 200 cm.

Maximum length
200 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ). Widely distributed in warm waters of the Atlantic and Pacific.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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