Paletail Unicornfish

Naso brevirostris

The short-nosed unicornfish or spotted unicornfish is a species of unicornfish in the family Acanthuridae and is widespread throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Another species, "Naso maculatus", may also be called the spotted unicornfish.
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Habitat

The short-nosed unicornfish dwells in rocky shore and reef habitats, and prefers water temperatures ranging from 22.4 to 29° Celsius. This species is listed as "least concern" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and there are no observed declines as a result of commercial or recreational fishing. Juveniles feed on benthic algae, and adults feed on algae and zooplankton.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderAcanthuriformes
FamilyAcanthuridae
GenusNaso
SpeciesN. brevirostris
Photographed in
Indonesia
Malaysia
Norway
French Polynesia
Thailand