Humpback unicornfish

Humpback unicornfish
Humpback unicornfish (Naso brachycentron), from the Maldives
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Naso
Species: N. brachycentron
Binomial name
Naso brachycentron
(Valenciennes, 1835)

The humpback unicornfish (Naso brachycentron) is a species of unicornfish commonly found in tropical reefs, so named because of its distinctive humped back.[1][2] Its habitat includes most of the coastline of the Indonesian islands and some areas off the coast of Africa.[3]

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