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Naso brevirostris in life
In life — Paletail Unicornfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Pete McGee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Pete McGee
BPBM 20723Ichthyology

Naso brevirostris

Paletail Unicornfish

As recorded: Naso brevirostris (Cuvier, 1829)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Acanthuridae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
October 1, 1975
Locality
Sudan; Towartit Reef Complex, SE end; Harvey Reef; leeward side
Island
Sudan
Depth
4 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
13 Bishop specimens of Naso brevirostris · collected 1900–1982Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 1, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 9 other specimens.

Bodianus axillaris

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Chaetodon auriga

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Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus

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Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus

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Coris cuvieri

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Pomacentrus albicaudatus

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Pomacentrus leptus

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Stegastes nigricans

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Valenciennea sexguttata

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Cite this specimen

Naso brevirostris. BPBM 20723. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37638168. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20723.

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