Sleek Unicornfish

Q: Where can you find Sleek Unicornfish?

Sleek Unicornfish can be found in: Japan, Tanzania, Malaysia East, Saudi Arabia, Somalia North, Myanmar, Costa Rica West, Thailand West, Vanuatu, Red Sea, Indo-Pacific, China, Egypt East, French Polynesia, Vietnam, Mariana Islands, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Maldives, USA West, Solomon Islands, Mascarene Islands, Oman, Seychelles, Thailand East, Egypt, Djibouti, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica, Singapore, Micronesia, Somalia East, India West, Australia East, Tonga and Samoa, Pacific East, Kiribati, Laccadive Islands, Saudi Arabia West, Oman East, Chagos Islands, Cocos Island, Philippines, Taiwan, Marshall Islands, Eritrea, Polynesia, India, Australia, Malaysia West, Japan South, India East, Chile, Israel South, Brunei, Israel, Comoros, New Caledonia, Malaysia, Palau, Kenya, Sudan, USA, Madagascar, Yemen, Mozambique, Fiji, Easter Island, South Africa, Jordan, Somalia, Hawaii.

Naso hexacanthus

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Max depth: 150 m
Found in: 73 regions

How to recognise it

Colours: whitebrownsilveryellowblue
Body shape: Compressed

Naso hexacanthus is a tropical fish found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Description

The species does not present a horn like other species in its family. Its colors range from a dark brown to yellow, on occasion changing to blue or silver. The teeth are angled backwards; the tongue is black. Adults measure 75 centimeters in length.

Distribution

The sleek unicornfish is distributed in the Indo-Pacific, from the Hawaiian islands to Africa and India.

Habitat

It inhabits lagoons and seaward reef slopes. Due to the sleek unicornfish being seen worldwide their conservation status is labeled as least concern.

The species consumes plankton and small crustaceans, as well as filamentous algae.

Similar species

Bignose Unicornfish Naso vlamingii

Bluespine Unicornfish Naso unicornis

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Blue Unicornfish Naso caeruleacauda

Humphead Unicornfish Naso tuberosus

Paletail Unicornfish Naso brevirostris

Whitemargin Unicornfish Naso annulatus

Questions

Is Sleek Unicornfish dangerous?

Sleek Unicornfish has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.

Where can you find Sleek Unicornfish?

JapanTanzaniaMalaysia EastSaudi ArabiaSomalia North +68 more in Seabook

How deep does Sleek Unicornfish live?

Sleek Unicornfish can be found at depths of up to 150 meters.

Habitat and Environment: Coral reef
Social Behaviour: Group
Conservation status: (LC) Least concern
Edible, Poisonous, Danger to human, Venomous: See in Seabook
Found in 73 regions: JapanTanzaniaMalaysia EastSaudi ArabiaSomalia NorthMyanmarCosta Rica WestThailand West +65

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