Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Acanthuridae > Naso > Naso hexacanthus

Naso hexacanthus (kala; Thorpe's unicornfish; Sleek unicornfish; Sleek unicorn; Nohorn unicorn; Blacktounge unicornfish; Blacktongue unicornfish; Blacktongue unicorn; Black unicornfish; Unicornfish; Surgeonfish)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Naso hexacanthus is a tropical fish found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is commonly known as the sleek unicornfish, sleek unicorn, blacktongue unicorn, blacktounge unicornfish, Thorpe's unicornfish, or the Nohorn unicorn. It is of value in commercial fisheries and as a gamefish, and is also seen in aquaria.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Christmas Island National Park II 21698 Christmas Island, Australia
Pulu Keeling National Park II 6469 Cocos (Keeling) Islands    

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
♦ 2Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0