Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Orangespine Unicornfish
Naso lituratus
Orangespine Unicornfish
Category: Unicornfishes
Scientific Name: Naso lituratus
Size: Up to 12 in. (to 30 cm)  
Depth: 3-230 ft. (1-70 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Once tought to be the same species as the Elegant Unicornfish,
Naso elegans which is found in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family) Surgeonfishes
      └Naso (Genus) Unicornfishes
       └N. lituratus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219665🔗
iNaturalist ID: 52451🔗

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