Bluespine Unicornfish

Naso unicornis (Forsskål 1775)

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Naso unicornis (Bluespine Unicornfish) is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family surgeonfishes. Individuals can grow to 60 cm.

EOL has data for 23 attributes, including:

body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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60 cm
body size
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_VT0100005
- Definition: The size of a multicellular organism
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50 cm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Malaysia
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/1733045
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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lagoon
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000038
- Definition: A sheet of saline water separated from the open sea by sand or shingle banks. The sheet of water between an offshore reef, especially of coral and mainland. The sheet of water within a ring or horseshoe shaped atoll.
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habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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marine
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000569
- Definition: A habitat that is in or on a sea or ocean containing high concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids (typically >35 grams dissolved salts per litre).
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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reef
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000130
- Definition: A ridge of rocks, lying near the surface of the sea, which may be visible at low tide, but is usually covered by water.
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has ectoparasite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002633
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Naso unicornis (Forsskål 1775) (Bluespine Unicornfish)
has endoparasite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002635
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Naso unicornis (Forsskål 1775) (Bluespine Unicornfish)
population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Unknown
water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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0 m
water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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6.367 degrees celsius
wet body mass
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/bodyMassWet
- Definition: Mass of one individual of this taxon, living or fresh, without desiccation
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4462 g

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Bluespine Unicornfish. View this species on GBIF

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