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Whitemargin unicornfish information


Whitemargin unicornfish
Conservation status
Whitemargin unicornfish
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Naso
Subgenus: Naso
Species:
N. annulatus
Binomial name
Naso annulatus
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Priodon annulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
  • Naso herrei J. L. B. Smith, 1966
  • Acanthurus incipiens Jenkins, 1903
  • Naso marginatus Valenciennes, 1835

The whitemargin unicornfish (Naso annulatus), also known as the ringtailed unicornfish or short-horned unicorn-fish, is a tropical fish found throughout the Indo-Pacific. It can reach a length of 100 cm, making it one of the largest members of the family Acanthuridae.

  1. ^ Abesamis, R.; Clements, K.D.; Choat, J.H.; et al. (2012). "Naso annulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177988A1512439. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T177988A1512439.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Naso annulatus" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference CofF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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