Photo: Kora27 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Description
- 📏 up to 45 cm
- 🌊 lagoons, reefs
The orangespine unicornfish is black, with orange lips and bright orange spines on the base of its tail. It grazes on algae.
Did you know?
In Tahitian, ume tarei is the name of this unicornfish.
Source: TAXREF vernacular database
Tahitian names: TAXREF (INPN/MNHN) – Society Islands. French name: Nason à éperons orange.
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