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Humpback unicornfish
Naso brachycentron
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Humpback unicornfish
- Scientific
- Naso brachycentron
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 90 cm (fork length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 8 to 30 m (usually 15 to 20 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2010
Description
A large unicornfish with a distinctly humped back; only adult males grow a horn. It is greyish brown with a few small pale spots and reaches about 90 cm. It lives on seaward reef slopes in small groups.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Naso-brachycentron.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Maldives_Humpback_unicornfish,_Naso_brachycentron.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.