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Bulbnose unicornfish
Naso tonganus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Bulbnose unicornfish
- Scientific
- Naso tonganus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 60 cm (standard length)
- 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 large unicornfish with a rounded bulbous snout in adults, reaching about 60 cm. It lives on coral reefs, singly or in small groups.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Naso-tonganus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Naso_tonganus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.