Slender unicorn
Naso minor
- Usual depth22–51 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly, October, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Naso minor, the blackspine unicornfish, slender unicornfish, lesser unicornfish or pony unicornfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Naso minor”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 22–51 m · Deepest record: 50.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Slender unicorn, Blackspine Unicornfish, Little Unicorn, slender unicorn, Slender Unicornfish
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Kleiner Nasendoktorfisch
- Spanish
- Pez Unicornio Esbelto
- Filipino
- Isdang ilong, Labahita, Surahan, Yapot
- French
- Petit Nason
- Japanese
- Kibirebozuhagi, キビレボウズハギ
- Simplified Chinese
- 小鼻魚
Other scientific names: Axinurus minor
Similar species
- Sleek unicornfish
Naso hexacanthus
- Orangespine unicornfish
Naso lituratus
- Blue-spine nosefish
Naso unicornis
- White margin unicornfish
Naso annulatus
- Humpback unicornfish
Naso brachycentron
- Spotted unicornfish
Naso brevirostris
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 82 open-data records from 1948 to 2014.
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