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Naso elegans

(Rüppell, 1829)

Unicornfish

Also known as: Elegant Unicornfish, Indian Orange-Spine Unicornfish, Indian Orange-Spine Unicorn, Lipstick Surgeonfish, Orange-Spine Unicorn, Orangespine Unicornfish, Smoothheaded Unicornfish

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Acanthuridae

Where to find it

common

Saudi Arabia

occasional

Egypt

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