Naso elegans

Naso elegans
Naso elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Naso
Species: N. elegans
Binomial name
Naso elegans
Rüppell, 1829

Naso elegans is a tropical fish found in coral reefs in the Indian Ocean.[1] It was first named by Eduard Rüppell in 1829,[1] and is commonly known as the Elegant unicornfish, Indian orange-spine unicorn, Orange-spine unicorn, and Smoothheaded unicornfish.[2] It is commercial in fisheries.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Naso elegans at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Naso elegans at www.fishbase.org.


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