Sleek Unicornfish
Naso hexacanthus
- Group: Surgeonfish
- Typical depth: 0–150 m
- Max size: 75 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
Unlike most unicornfish this one carries no horn, just a streamlined body built for open water, and it gathers in big schools off clear reef slopes. It feeds by day on drifting plankton, picking off crab larvae, arrow worms and salps, and its flesh is never poisonous.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Acanthuriformes › Acanthuridae › Naso
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 219667.
FAQ
- How deep does the Sleek Unicornfish live?
- The Sleek Unicornfish (Naso hexacanthus) is typically found at 0–150 m.
- Is the Sleek Unicornfish dangerous to divers?
- The Sleek Unicornfish is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Sleek Unicornfish get?
- The Sleek Unicornfish grows to about 75 cm.