Whitemargin unicornfish

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Whitemargin unicornfish

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Naso
Species: N. annulatus
Binomial name
Naso annulatus
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825).

The Whitemargin unicornfish is a tropical fish found throughout the Indo-Pacific. It can reach a length of 100cm making it one of the largest of the Naso species.

Whitemargin unicornfishes
Whitemargin unicornfishes

[edit] Description

It is brown in color and has a distinguishing "nasal" protrusion. The tail is black surrounded by a white margin. It is often found in large schools off tropical reefs and feeds on zooplankton.

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