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    (c) François Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) Ian Shaw, all rights reserved

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    (c) Erik Schlögl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Bluespine Unicornfish

Naso unicornis

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About

The bluespine unicornfish or short-nose unicornfish (Naso unicornis) is a tang from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 70 cm in length. It is called kala in Hawaiian, and dawa in New Caledonia.

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