Bignose Unicornfish (species: Naso vlamingii) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Naso vlamingii
Bignose Unicornfish


©Lyle Vail: An adult Naso vlamingii at Dynamite Pass (on Reef 14-140) near Lizard Island.

©Kendall Clements: Young Naso vlamingii at Day Reef near Lizard Island. Photo id by Prof Kendall Clements, University of Auckland.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Acanthuridae
Genus Naso
Species Naso vlamingii

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Always found on outer reef dropoffs (Kendall Clements)

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References

  • Choat, J.H. and L.M. Axe (1996). Growth and longevity in acanthurid fishes; an analysis of otolith increments, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 134: 15-26. LIRS catalog number 460.
  • Choat, J.H. and L.M. Axe (1996). Growth and longevity in acanthurid fishes; an analysis of otolith increments, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 134: 15-26. LIRS catalog number 460.
  • Choat, J.H. and K.D. Clements (1998). Vertebrate herbivores in marine and terrestrial environments: a nutritional ecology perspective, Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 29: 375-403. LIRS catalog number 571.
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