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Onespine unicornfish
Naso thynnoides
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Onespine unicornfish
- Scientific
- Naso thynnoides
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 40 cm (fork length); commonly 25 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2010
Description
A slender, almost tuna-shaped unicornfish with a single tail plate, reaching about 40 cm. It swims along the upper edges of drop-offs in pursuit of plankton, singly or in large schools.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Naso-thynnoides.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:BozuHG.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.