Naso (genus)
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Naso Temporal range: Eocene to present |
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| Short-nosed unicornfish, N. brevirostris | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Genus: |
Naso Lacépède, 1801 |
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Naso is a genus of fish in the surgeonfish family, Acanthuridae. Fish of this genus are known commonly as unicornfishes because of the "rostral protuberance", a hornlike extension of the snout present in some species.
This genus is distributed across the Indo-Pacific from Africa to Hawaii.
The 20 currently recognized species in this genus are:
Orangespine unicornfish, Naso lituratus
Bignose unicornfish, Naso vlamingii
Bluespine unicornfish, Naso unicornis
Whitemargin unicornfish, Naso annulatus
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