Bluetail unicornfish

Bluetail unicornfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Naso
Species: N. caeruleacauda
Binomial name
Naso caeruleacauda
J. E. Randall, 1994

The bluetail unicornfish, Naso caeruleacauda, is a tropical fish found in coral reefs around Indonesia and the Philippines.[1] It was first named by J.E. Randall in 1994,[1] and is also sometimes called the blue unicorn.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Naso caeruleacauda at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Naso caeruleacauda at www.fishbase.org.


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