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Naso elegans, the elegant unicornfish, the blonde naso tang, Indian orange-spine unicorn, lipstick surgeonfish, lipstick tang, orangespine unicornfish or smoothheaded 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 Indian and ...
Naso is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family, Acanthuridae, the unicornfishes, surgeonfishes and tangs. The fishes in this genus are known commonly as unicornfishes because of the "rostral protuberance", a hornlike extension of the forehead present in some species.
Most species are fairly small, with a maximum length of 15–40 cm (6–15.5 in), but some in the genus Acanthurus, some in the genus Prionurus, and most species in the genus Naso may grow larger; the whitemargin unicornfish (Naso annulatus) is the largest species in the family, reaching a length of up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in). These fishes may grow ...
Naso lituratus, the clown unicornfish, orangespined unicornfish, black-finned unicornfish, Pacific orangespined unicornfish, blackfinned unicornfish or stripefaced unicornfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This fish is found in the eastern Indian Ocean ...
Naso vlamingii was first formally described as Naseus vlamingii in 1835 by the French zoologist Achille Valenciennes with its type locality given as Molucca Island in Indonesia. [3] This species is classified within the nominate subgenus of the genus Naso. [4] The genus Naso is the only genus in the subfamily Nasinae in the family Acanthuridae. [5]
Naso vomer (Klunzinger, 1871) Naso thorpei J. L. B. Smith , 1966 The sleek unicornfish ( Naso hexacanthus ), also known as the blue-tail unicorn , Thorpe's unicornfish , blacktongue unicornfish or ʻopelu kala , is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae , the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs.
However, in the case of force-feeding birds to produce foie gras, anesthesia and sedation aren’t as common. Instead, Parshley said they struggle, with around 50% or more birds dying before harvest.
Naso caeruleacauda J. E. Randall , 1994 The bluetail unicornfish ( Naso caeruleacauda ), also known as the blue unicornfish , is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae , the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs.