Bluetail unicornfish

The bluetail unicornfish, Naso caeruleacauda, is a tropical fish found in coral reefs around Indonesia and the Philippines.[2] It was first named by J.E. Randall in 1994,[2] and is also sometimes called the blue unicorn.[3]

Bluetail unicornfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Naso
Species:
N. caeruleacauda
Binomial name
Naso caeruleacauda

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 caeruleacauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177968A1505905. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T177968A1505905.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Naso caeruleacauda at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Common names for Naso caeruleacauda at www.fishbase.org.


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