Slender Unicornfish

Naso lopezi

Slim body, upper half with numerous grey to black spots.

Size : 60 cm

Habitat : Prefers current-rich, steep outer reef slopes, 6-50 m. Alone, frequently however in groups and often hunting plankton quite deep in open water. Lies on the reef floor to rest.

Distribution : Andaman Sea to the Philippines, Palau, Solomons and New Caledonia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Acanthuriformes

FAMILY

:

Acanthuridae

GENUS

:

Naso

SPECIES

:

Naso lopezi

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