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Diagnostic Description

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Dorsal fin yellow with a blue line at base and a black band above this; anal and pelvic fins dark brown; dorsal and anal fins with a narrow blue margin and black submarginal line; caudal fin yellowish with black upper and lower margins and a submarginal black band posteriorly (Ref. 37792). Caudal fin emarginate with adult males having trailing filaments from each corner (Ref. 37792).Description: Characterized further by dark greyish body color with yellow-edged black band down middle of snout; black margins on opercle and preopercle; presence of a pair of large orange spots around caudal peduncle keels; absence of horn or protuberance on forehead; caudal peduncle with pair of bony plates, each with sharp forward projecting keel; greatest depth of body 2.2-2.7 in SL (Ref. 90102).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 30; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 27 - 30
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Trophic Strategy

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Feeds on benthic algae (Ref. 37792).
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Biology

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Inhabits coastal and sheltered reef flats in small groups and schools in oceanic locations (Ref. 48637). Also found in rocky bottoms in about 5-30 m (Ref. 90102). Feeds on benthic algae (Ref. 37792).
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Importance

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fisheries: commercial
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Naso elegans

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Naso elegans is a tropical fish found in coral reefs in the Indian Ocean.[3] It is commonly known as the elegant unicornfish, Indian orange-spine unicorn, orange-spine unicorn, and smoothheaded unicornfish.[4]

References

  1. ^ Abesamis, R.; Clements, K.D.; Choat, J.H.; McIlwain, J.; Myers, R.; Nanola, C.; Rocha, L.A.; Russell, B.; Stockwell, B. (2012). "Naso elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T178004A1518077. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T178004A1518077.en.
  2. ^ Reisen in Nubien, Kordofan und dem peträischen Arabien: vorzüglich in geographische-statistischer Hinsicht. E Rüppell, 1829
  3. ^ Naso elegans at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Common names for Naso elegans at www.fishbase.org.

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Naso elegans: Brief Summary

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Naso elegans is a tropical fish found in coral reefs in the Indian Ocean. It is commonly known as the elegant unicornfish, Indian orange-spine unicorn, orange-spine unicorn, and smoothheaded unicornfish.

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