Naso elegans

Naso elegans is a tropical fish found in coral reefs in the Indian Ocean.[3] It is commonly known as the elegant unicornfish, Indian orange-spine unicorn, orange-spine unicorn, and smoothheaded unicornfish.[4]

Naso elegans
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Naso
Species:
N. elegans
Binomial name
Naso elegans
Synonyms

Aspisurus elegans Rüppell, 1829

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 elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T178004A1518077. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T178004A1518077.en.
  2. Reisen in Nubien, Kordofan und dem peträischen Arabien: vorzüglich in geographische-statistischer Hinsicht. E Rüppell, 1829
  3. Naso elegans at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Common names for Naso elegans at www.fishbase.org.


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