Naso brachycentron
| Humpback unicornfish | |
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| Humpback unicornfish (Naso brachycentron), from the Maldives | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Genus: | Naso |
| Species: | N. brachycentron
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| Binomial name | |
| Naso brachycentron (Valenciennes, 1835)
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Naso brachycentron, the humpback unicornfish, is a species of unicornfish commonly found in tropical reefs, so named because of its distinctive humped back.[1][2] Its habitat includes most of the coastline of the Indonesian islands and some areas off the coast of Africa.[3]
References
- ^ "Humpback unicornfish - FishBase".
- ^ "Humpback unicornfish - Fish.gov.au". Archived from the original on 2008-07-26.
- ^ "Fish population distribution maps from AquaMaps". Archived from the original on 2008-09-17.
External links
- Photos of Naso brachycentron on Sealife Collection
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