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Bluespine unicornfish
naso unicornis
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea and West Africa. Habitat: Occurs from 6m depth on the reef. Description: Size up to 70 cm. Dress olive color light yellow to gray and blue spots around two spines on the stalk. Carries a horn on the front, light blue color that does not exceed the mouth. Food: It feeds mainly on algae. |
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Taxonomic classification
| Phylum: | Chordata | Class: | Actinopterygii | Sub class: | Neopterygii | To print in "PDF" format |
| Order: | Perciformes | Sub order: | Acanthuroidei | Family: | acanthuridae | |
| Genus: | Naso | Species: | unicornis | Descriptor: | Forsskal, 1775 |  |