Naso lituratus
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| Orangespine unicornfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Genus: | Naso |
| Species: | N. lituratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Naso lituratus (Forster, 1801) |
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Naso lituratus or the Orangespine unicornfish or Naso tang is a tang from the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 46 cm in length.
[edit] References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Naso lituratus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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