Bignose unicornfish
Naso vlamingii
- Usual depth9–25 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and April
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Naso vlamingii, the bignose unicornfish, scibbled unicornfish, Vlaming's unicornfish, and zebra 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.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 128 records
- February: 347 records
- March: 327 records
- April: 311 records
- May: 248 records
- June: 182 records
- July: 60 records
- August: 76 records
- September: 30 records
- October: 88 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 9–25 m · Deepest record: 100 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bignose unicornfish, Big-nose Unicorn, Bignose Unicorn, bignose unicornfish, Scibbled Unicornfish, Vlaming's Unicornfish, Vlaming's Unicornfish, Bignose unicornfish, Zebra Unicornfish
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Nason à Gros Nez, Nason zébré
- Japanese
- Sazanami-tosakahagi, Sazanamitosakahagi, サザナミトサカハギ
Other scientific names: Naseus vlamingii, Naso valmingi, Naso vlamigii, Naso vlamingi
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).
- 2,284 open-data records from 1835 to 2023.
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