Elegant unicornfish

Naso elegans

Acanthurid Fish of the South African Coast

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
Southeast Asia
Deep-bodied
Medium
Tropical fish

Naso elegans, the elegant unicornfish, the blonde naso tang, Indian orange-spine unicorn, lipstick surgeonfish, lipstick tang, orangespine unicornfish or smoothheaded unicornfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Naso
Maximum length: 45 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indian Ocean: Red Sea south to Durban, South Africa and east through the islands of the western Indian Ocean to southwestern Indonesia, at least to Bali.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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