Spotted unicornfish
Naso brevirostris
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A unicornfish from the Red Sea to Japan, Hawaii and the Marquesas, from steep outer reef slopes.
- Scientific name
- Naso brevirostris
- Family
- Acanthuridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Cyphomycter coryphaenoides, Naseus brevirostris, Naso brevorostris
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África, América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 60 cm
- Lifespan
- 25 years
Behavior
- Diet
- Planktivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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