Saltwater
Orangespine unicornfish
Naso lituratus
Acanthuridae, Nasinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 46 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 2,126 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, France, and 26 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found in areas of coral, rock, or rubble of lagoon and seaward reefs, Ref. 48637. Benthopelagic. Adults usually in small groups. Juveniles in shallow rocky reefs, sometimes in small aggregations mixed with other acanthurids of similar size. Feed mainly on leafy brown algae (Sargassum and Dictyota). Sometimes in large aggregations. Very seldom poisonous. Pair-spawning has been observed.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Acanthurus lituratus
- Aspisurus carolinarum
- Callicanthus lituratus
- Monoceros garretti
- Naso literatus
- Prionurus eoume
In other languages
- Maskeret næsehornsfisk
- Silosarvikala
- Barcheek unicornfish, Black-finned unicornfish, Clown tang, Clown unicornfish, Masked unicornfish, Naso trang, Orage-spine unicorn, Orange spine surgeonfish, Orange-spine unicornfish, Orangesine unicornfish, Pacific orange-spine unicorn, Poll headed unicornfish, Poll unicornfish, Redlip surgeonfish, Smooth headed unicornfish, Smooth-head unicornfish, Smooth-headed unicornfish, Stripe-face unicornfish, Stripe-faced unicorn fish, Stripe-faced unicorn-fish, Striped unicornfish, Striped-faced unicornfish, Surgeonfish, Unicornfish
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