
Photo: Hectonichus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Description
- 📏 up to 60 cm
- 🌊 outer slopes and passes
The bignose unicornfish (Vlaming's unicornfish) is blue-grey, with blue lines on the body and a large bump on the forehead. The male can change colour in seconds to attract a mate.
Did you know?
In Tahitian it is called karaua.
Source: TAXREF vernacular database
Tahitian names: TAXREF (INPN/MNHN) – Society Islands. French name: Nason zébré.
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