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Naso caeruleacauda Randall, 1994

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Randall, J. E. (1994). Unicornfishes of the subgenus Axinurus (Perciformes: Acanthuridae: Naso), with description of a new species. <em>Copeia.</em> 1994 (no. 1): 116-124.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Perciformes
family
Acanthuridae
genus
Naso
species
Naso caeruleacauda

Name

Homonyms
Naso caeruleacauda Randall, 1994
Common names
Blue Unicorn in English
Blue Unicornfish in English
Bluetail Unicornfish in English
Peix unicorn plata in Catalan–Valencian
Peixe-unicórnio-azul in Portuguese
Pesce unicorno coda azzurra in Italian
Pez Unicornio Cola Azul in Spanish
bodlok modroocasý in Czech
Bluetail Unicornfish in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  2. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  3. Randall, J. E. (1994). Unicornfishes of the subgenus Axinurus (Perciformes: Acanthuridae: Naso), with description of a new species. <em>Copeia.</em> 1994 (no. 1): 116-124.
  4. Randall, John E., 2002: null. Surgeonfishes of the World. 123.
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