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Humpback Unicornfish

Naso brachycentron

Also known as: Doctorfish, Humpback Unicorn, Lancetfish, Ring-tailed Unicornfish, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2012
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
@Andy1971 · Meedhupparu, Maldives · February 20211 / 2

Showing details for the juvenile stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.

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Overview

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This species came across from the legacy site without a write-up. The photos and traits are still the record.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
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Behaviour
schoolingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Country only · 2
RANGE
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Juvenile photos 2

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    ALL STAGES
    FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcanthuriformes
    5. familyAcanthuridae
    6. genusNaso
    7. speciesNaso brachycentron (Valenciennes, 1835)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

    06

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