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Elongate unicornfish (Naso lopezi)
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Elongate unicornfish (Naso lopezi) specimen
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Acanthuridae

Elongate unicornfish

Naso lopezi

black spots cover back and tail

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Elongate unicornfish is a marine fish of Western Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 60 cm.

Genus
Naso
Maximum length
60 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Honshu, Japan to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Reported from the Similan Islands in the Andaman Sea and Guam. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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