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The sleek unicornfish (Naso hexacanthus ), also known as the blue-tail unicorn , Thorpe's unicornfish , blacktongue unicornfish or ʻopelu kala , is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae , the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans . It is of value in commercial fisheries and as a gamefish, and is also seen in aquaria.
Taxonomy
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The sleek unicornfish was first formally described as Priodon hexacanthus by the Dutch physician , herpetologist and ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker with its type locality given as Ambon Island in the Moluccas , Indonesia.[3] This species is classified within the nominate subgenus of the genus Naso .[4] The genus Naso is the only genus in the subfamily Nasinae in the family Acanthuridae.[5]
Etymology
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The sleek unicornfish's specific name , hexacanthis means "six spines" and is an allusion to the six dorsal fin spines.[4]
Description
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The sleek unicornfish does not have a protuberance extending from itsforehead, unlike some of its congeners . Its colors range from a dark brown to yellow, on occasion changing to blue or silver.[6] Adults measure 75 centimeters in length.[7] The teeth are angled backwards; the tongue is black.[2]
Distribution and habitat
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The sleek unicornfish is distributed in the Indo-Pacific, from the Hawaiian islands to Africa and India.[8] It inhabits lagoons and seaward reef slopes.[7] As the sleek unicornfish has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution the IUCN has classified its conservation status as Least Concern .[9]
Ecology
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The species consumes plankton and small crustaceans, as well as filamentous algae.[2] [9] It is the subject of moderate fisheries.[1]
References
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^ Eschmeyer, William N. ; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Naso " . Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences .
^ a b Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (12 January 2021). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 2): Families EPHIPPIDAE, LEIOGNATHIDAE, SCATOPHAGIDAE, ANTIGONIIDAE, SIGANIDAE, CAPROIDAE, LUVARIDAE, ZANCLIDAE and ACANTHURIDAE" . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 July 2023 .
^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 497–502. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6 .
^ Sutton, Alan (2019-09-12). "Sleek Unicornfish -Facts and Photographs" . Seaunseen . Retrieved 2021-10-10 .
^ a b Naso hexacanthus (Bleeker, 1855). Retrieved from https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Naso+hexacanthus
^ "Naso hexacanthus - Sleek Unicornfish - AquaInfo" . aquainfo.org . Retrieved 2021-10-10 .
^ a b "Shorefishes - The Fishes - Species" . biogeodb.stri.si.edu . Retrieved 2021-10-10 .
External links
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Naso hexacanthus
Priodon hexacanthus
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sleek_unicornfish&oldid=1166304552 "
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