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sleek unicornfish (Naso hexacanthus)
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Acanthuridae

sleek unicornfish

Naso hexacanthus

Fish Reaching Seventy Five Centimeters in Japanese Waters

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

sleek unicornfish is a fish found around Indo-Pacific. The largest recorded length is 75 cm. Its body is fusiform body.

Genus
Naso
Maximum length
75 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 9710 ), including the Mascarene Islands (Ref. 37792 ) to the Hawaiian, Marquesas and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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