Naso brachycentron

Naso brachycentron, commonly known as the humpback unicornfish, is a species of unicornfish commonly found in tropical reefs, so named because of its distinctive humped back.[2][3] Its habitat includes most of the coastline of the Indonesian islands and some areas off the coast of Africa.[4]

Humpback unicornfish
In the Maldives
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Naso
Species:
N. brachycentron
Binomial name
Naso brachycentron
(Valenciennes, 1835)

References

  1. Abesamis, R.; Clements, K.D.; Choat, J.H.; McIlwain, J.; Myers, R.; Nanola, C.; Rocha, L.A.; Russell, B.; Stockwell, B. (2012). "Naso brachycentron". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177983A1511074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T177983A1511074.en.
  2. "Humpback unicornfish - FishBase".
  3. "Humpback unicornfish - Fish.gov.au". Archived from the original on 2008-07-26.
  4. "Fish population distribution maps from AquaMaps". Archived from the original on 2008-09-17.


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