Bluespine unicornfish information

Bluespine unicornfish
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Acanthuridae
Genus:	Naso
Subgenus:	Naso
Species:	N. unicornis
Binomial name
	Naso unicornis; (Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
	Chaetodon unicornis Forsskål, 1775 ; Acanthurus unicornis (Forsskål, 1775) ; Monoceros biaculeatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 ; Monoceros rain Bloch & Schneider, 1801 ; Naso fronticornis Lacépède, 1801 ; Harpurus monoceros Forster in Lichtenstein, 1844 ; Acronurus corniger Gronow in Gray, 1854 ;

The bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis), also known as the short-nose unicornfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific.^[3] It is occasionally found in the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 70 cm in length. It is called kala ('thorn') in Hawaii,^[3] dawa in New Caledonia, and ta or tā in Fiji.^[4]

^ Abesamis, R.; Clements, K.D.; Choat, J.H.; et al. (2012). "Naso unicornis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177970A1506556. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T177970A1506556.en.
^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Naso". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b Hoover, John P. (2008). The ultimate guide to Hawaiian reef fishes sea turtles, dolphins, whales, and seals. John P. Hoover. Honolulu: Mutual Pub. ISBN 978-1-56647-887-8. OCLC 243960518.
^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010). "*taRaq₂ unicorn fish: Acanthurus unicornis". Austronesian Comparative Dictionary. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

[iucn-1] Abesamis, R.; Clements, K.D.; Choat, J.H.; et al. (2012). "Naso unicornis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177970A1506556. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T177970A1506556.en.

[CofF-2] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Naso". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[:0-3] Hoover, John P. (2008). The ultimate guide to Hawaiian reef fishes sea turtles, dolphins, whales, and seals. John P. Hoover. Honolulu: Mutual Pub. ISBN 978-1-56647-887-8. OCLC 243960518.

[4] Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010). "*taRaq₂ unicorn fish: Acanthurus unicornis". Austronesian Comparative Dictionary. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

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Bluespine unicornfish

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Acanthuridae
Genus:	Naso
Subgenus:	Naso
Species:	N. unicornis
Binomial name
*Naso unicornis* (Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms^[2]
Chaetodon unicornis Forsskål, 1775 Acanthurus unicornis (Forsskål, 1775) Monoceros biaculeatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Monoceros rain Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Naso fronticornis Lacépède, 1801 Harpurus monoceros Forster in Lichtenstein, 1844 Acronurus corniger Gronow in Gray, 1854