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Naso (genus)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Naso

Higher classification
  
Acanthuridae

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Acanthuridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Naso lituratus, Bluespine unicornfish, Naso vlamingii, Short‑nosed unicornfish, Whitemargin unicornfish

Naso is a genus of fish in the surgeonfish family, Acanthuridae. Fish of this genus are known commonly as unicornfishes because of the "rostral protuberance", a hornlike extension of the forehead present in some species. Unicorn fish are very popular with spearfishermen in Hawaii and often cook them by grilling them whole. Unicornfish primarily live around coral reefs and eat mostly algae.

Naso (genus) unicorn fish fish Naso genus Britannicacom

This genus is distributed across the Indo-Pacific from Africa to Hawaii.

Species

The 20 currently recognized species in this genus are:

Naso (genus) Neotropical Fish Fishes of the Neotropics

  • Naso annulatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) – whitemargin unicornfish
  • Naso brachycentron (Valenciennes, 1835) – humpback unicornfish
  • Naso brevirostris (G. Cuvier, 1829) – short-nosed unicornfish, spotted unicornfish
  • Naso caeruleacauda J. E. Randall, 1994 – bluetail unicornfish, blue unicorn
  • Naso caesius J. E. Randall & Bell, 1992 – gray unicornfish
  • Naso elegans (Rüppell, 1829) – elegant unicornfish, orange-spine unicorn
  • Naso fageni Morrow, 1954 – horseface unicornfish
  • Naso hexacanthus (Bleeker, 1855) – sleek unicornfish, blacktongue unicorn
  • Naso lituratus (J. R. Forster, 1801) – orangespine unicornfish
  • Naso lopezi Herre, 1927 – elongated unicornfish
  • Naso maculatus J. E. Randall & Struhsaker, 1981 – spotted unicornfish
  • Naso mcdadei J. W. Johnson, 2002 – squarenose unicornfish
  • Naso minor (J. L. B. Smith, 1966) – slender unicorn
  • Naso reticulatus J. E. Randall, 2001 – reticulated unicornfish
  • Naso tergus H. C. Ho, K. N. Shen & C. W. Chang, 2011
  • Naso thynnoides (G. Cuvier, 1829) – oneknife unicornfish
  • Naso tonganus (Valenciennes, 1835) – bulbnose unicornfish
  • Naso tuberosus Lacépède, 1801 – humpnose unicornfish
  • Naso unicornis (Forsskål, 1775) – bluespine unicornfish
  • Naso vlamingii (Valenciennes, 1835) – bignose unicornfish

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    References

    Naso (genus) Wikipedia
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