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Naso vlamingii in life
In life — Bignose Unicornfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Frank Krasovec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Frank Krasovec
BPBM 7503Ichthyology

Naso vlamingii

Bignose Unicornfish

As recorded: Naso vlamingii (Valenciennes, 1835)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Acanthuridae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
July 8, 1969
Locality
Chuuk; lagoon; N of Fefan Island; wreck of Japanese tanker
Island
Chuuk
Depth
4 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
8 Bishop specimens of Naso vlamingii · collected 1966–1974Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 8, 1969, J.E. Randall also collected 10 other specimens.

Abudefduf

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Aspidontus dussumieri

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Chlorurus bleekeri

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Halichoeres richmondi

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Heniochus monoceros

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Lutjanus vitta

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Oxycheilinus digramma

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Pomacentrus bipunctatus

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Scarus

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Scarus ghobban

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Cite this specimen

Naso vlamingii. BPBM 7503. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37638589. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7503.

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