Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Bignose Unicornfish
Naso vlamingii
Bignose Unicornfish
Also known as: Vlaming's Unicornfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Naso vlamingii
Size: Up to 20 in. (to 50 cm)  
Depth: 15-150 ft. (5-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Acanthuriformes (Order)
      └Acanthuridae (Family)
       └Naso (Genus)
        └N. vlamingii (Species)

Disk & Large Oval
Surgeonfishes

Bignose Unicornfish

Brushtail Tang

Brushtail Tang (Juvenile)

Pacific Sailfin Tang

Achilles Tang

Ringtail Surgeonfish

Whitebar Surgeonfish

Striped Surgeonfish

Elongate Surgeonfish

Whitecheek Surgeonfish

Blackstreak Surgeonfish

Brown Surgeonfish

Blue-Lined Surgeonfish

Dark Surgeonfish

Orangeband Surgeonfish

Mimic Surgeonfish

Mimic Surgeonfish (juvenile)

Convict Tang

Yellowfin Surgeonfish

Hawaiian Bristletooth

Lined Bristletooth

Paletail Unicornfish

Paletail Unicornfish (Young Adult)

Sleek Unicornfish

Orangespine Unicornfish

Bluespine Unicornfish



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