Naso annulatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Ringtail Unicornfish

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:4c71cace-e332-474f-83a2-b37f75925dc7

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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

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    Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
    Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
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Description

The body of the Ringtail Unicornfish tapers to a narrow

. There are two

s on the caudal peduncle, each bearing a strong keel. When fish are about 20 cm in length a long horn develops from a bump

to the eye. The horn of mature fish can be as long as the head. The species is brown to grey or blackish. ... source: Australian Museum Factsheets

Online resources

Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Naso annulatus

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Priodon annulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Published in: Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1825. Chapter 9. Poissons. Voyage Autour du Monde, entrepris par orde du Roi, sous le Ministère et conformément aux instructions de S. Exc. M. le Vicomte de Boucharge, secrétaire d'État au Département de la Marine exécuté sur les corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne, pendent les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820; publié sous les auspices de S.E.M. le Conte Corbière, secrétaire d'État de l'Intérieur, pour la partie historique et les sciences naturelles, et de S.E.M. le Marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre, Secrétaire d'État de la Marine et des Colonies, pour la partie nautique; par M. Louis Freycinet, etc pp. 712 pp. pp. 329-401 pls 43-65

Common Names

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Whitemargin Unicornfish
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Ringtail Unicornfish
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Ringtailed Unicornfish
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Short-horned Unicorn-fish
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White-margin Unicorn
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Banded Unicornfish
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Long-horn Unicorn Fish
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Nosefish
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Ring-tailed Unicorn-fish
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Unicornfish
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White Margin Unicornfish
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Whitemargin
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Whitemargin Unicorn
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
ACTINOPTERYGII
subphylum
EUTELEOSTEI
superorder
ACANTHOPTERYGII
order
PERCIFORMES
suborder
ACANTHUROIDEI
family
ACANTHURIDAE
genus
Naso
species
Naso annulatus  Recorded in Australia

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