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Naso brevirostris (shortnosed unicornfish; Spotted unicornfish; Unicorn fish; Spotted unicorn; Short-snouted unicornfish; Shortsnout unicornfish; Short-nosed unicornfish; Shortnosed unicorn tang; Shortnosed kala; Shortnose unicornfish; Paletail unicornfish; Longnose unicornfish; Lined unicornfish; Brown unicornfish; Unicornfish; Surgeonfish)

Synonyms: Cyphomycter coryphaenoides; Naseus brevirostris (heterotypic); Naseus longicornis; Naso brevorostris; Naso coryphaenoides
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Wikipedia Abstract

The short-nosed unicornfish or spotted unicornfish (Naso brevirostris) is a species of unicornfish in the family Acanthuridae and is widespread throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Another species, Naso maculatus, may also be called the spotted unicornfish. The short-nosed unicornfish dwells in rocky shore and reef habitats, and prefers water temperatures ranging from 22.4 to 29° Celsius. This species is listed as "least concern" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and there are no observed declines as a result of commercial or recreational fishing. Juveniles feed on benthic algae, and adults feed on algae and zooplankton.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Pulu Keeling National Park II 6469 Cocos (Keeling) Islands    
Ranong   Thailand      

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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