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Unicorn Tangs, The Genus Naso, Family Acanthuridae, Part 2 of 3

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Naso maculatus Randall & Struhsaker 1991, the Spotted Unicornfish. Central and Western Pacific; Hawaii, Japan and Lord Howe Island. To 22 inches in length. 

 

Naso tuberosus Lacepede 1801, the Humpnose Unicornfish. Indo-Western Pacific; East Africa, Mascarenes, Seychelles to Indonesia. To 60 cm. Here in N. Sulawesi. http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/Summary/species Summary.php?ID=6023&genusname= Naso&speciesname=tuberosus

Naso unicornis (Forsskal 1775), the Bluespine, Large or Bignose Unicornfish, is a deep-bodied species that develops a prominent rostral horn starting at about five inches length. The body is light olive to gray with yellowish highlights on the abdomen; to more than two feet. Adult and juvenile shown in Hawai'i. http://fishbase.org/Summary/species Summary.php?ID=1265&genusname= Naso&speciesname=unicornis

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