Elegant Unicornfish

Naso elegans

Dorsal and anal fin are orange with a narrow, blue edge fringe. Males with long caudal fin filaments.

Size : 45 cm

Habitat : In lagoons and outreefs, 1-90 m. Sometimes in small, loose groups. Grazes on algae on dead coral, rock and rubble grounds. Large males occasionally claim territory.

Distribution : Red Sea to South Africa, S Oman, Andaman Sea and Bali.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Acanthuriformes

FAMILY

:

Acanthuridae

GENUS

:

Naso

SPECIES

:

Naso elegans

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner