Elegant Unicornfish

Found in small schools, over rocky bottoms, of coastal, sheltered reef flats, and oceanic locations.

Surgeonfish have a blade like spine in the tail that points outwards when bent, unicorns have two hook-like plates along the tail, these are used for defence and are as sharp as a surgeons scalpel, hence the name "Surgeonfish".
Some species are venomous.

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