Naso is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family, Acanthuridae, the unicornfishes, surgeonfishes and tangs. The fishes in this genus are known commonly as unicornfishes because of the "rostral protuberance", a hornlike extension of the forehead present in some species.

Unicorn fish, any of certain exclusively marine fishes belonging to the genus Naso, in the family Acanthuridae (order Perciformes), occurring in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. The 17 species are herbivorous algae eaters. Unicorn fishes have a pair of …

The unicornfish is a genus of fish that is otherwise known as Naso or Naso unicornis, and is part of the marine family Acanthuridae. They are a type of surgeonfish and have a very distinctive long nose. This long protrusion, or frontal horn, is compared to the horn of a unicorn.

Naso elegans, the elegant unicornfish, the blonde naso tang, Indian orange-spine unicorn, lipstick surgeonfish, lipstick tang, orangespine unicornfish or smoothheaded unicornfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the Indian and ...

Naso vlamingii, the bignose unicornfish, scibbled unicornfish, Vlaming's unicornfish, and zebra unicornfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific.

Naso is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family, Acanthuridae, the unicornfishes, surgeonfishes and tangs. The fishes in this genus are known commonly as unicornfishes because of the "rostral protuberance", a hornlike extension of the forehead present in some species.

By far the most popular member of the genus is Naso lituratus, also called the Orange-spine Unicornfish. Besides being perhaps the most attractive member of the genus, it is also the smallest, reaching up to only 20 inches in length.

Etymology: Naso: Latin, nasus = nose (Ref. 45335). More on author: Forsskål. Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 180 m (Ref. 89972). Tropical; 26°C - 29°C (Ref. 27115); 35°N - 33°S, 30°E - 128°W.

Naso is a genus of fish in the surgeonfish family, Acanthuridae. Fish of this genus are known commonly as unicornfishes because of the 'rostral protuberance', a hornlike extension of the forehead present in some species.

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Nasinae Etymology: Naso: Latin, nasus = nose (Ref. 45335). Eponymy: Admiral Cornelis Willemsz de Vlamingh ( 1678–1735) was a Dutch explorer and naval officer.