Sleek Unicornfish
Naso hexacanthus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 520
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇻 Maldives
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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 game fish, and is also seen in aquaria.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sleek unicornfish”.