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Identity card
Spotted unicornfish
- Scientific name:
- Naso brevirostris
- Family:
- Acanthuridae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- Cuvier, 1829
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Tropical Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea to the Galápagos Islands.
- Habitat:
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Coral reefs, outer drop-offs, deep lagoons, often between 4 and 46 metres.
- Size:
Up to 60 cm.
- Diet:
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Benthic algae and, in adults, zooplankton.
