- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- ACANTHURIDAE
- Naso
- caeruleacauda
Blue Unicornfish, Naso caeruleacauda Randall 1994
Other Names: Blue Unicorn, Bluetail Unicornfish
Blue Unicornfish, Naso caeruleacauda, in the Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia. Source: Jim Greenfield / FishBase. License: All rights reserved
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Dianne J. Bray, Naso caeruleacauda in Fishes of Australia, accessed 12 Nov 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1036
Blue Unicornfish, Naso caeruleacauda Randall 1994
More Info
Distribution |
Forms aggregations feeding on zooplankton over deep seaward slopes, usually below 15 m. |
Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Blue Unicornfish, Naso caeruleacauda Randall 1994
References
Kuiter, R.H. & Tonozuka, T. 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Zoonetics, Australia, pp. 623-893.
Randall, J.E. 1994. Unicornfishes of the subgenus Axinurus Perciformes: Acanthuridae: Naso), with description of a new species. Copeia 1994(1): 116-124.
Russell, B., Choat, J.H., Abesamis, R., Clements, K.D., McIlwain, J., Myers, R., Nanola, C., Rocha, L.A. & Stockwell, B. 2012. Naso caeruleacauda. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2.