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Created 8/6/2019

Family Acanthuridae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC

Naso brachycentron

 



German Channel, Palau, 15 feet
 

HUMPBACK UNICORNFISH

Locally common along reefs exposed to current where it feeds upon zooplankton.  Prominent dorsal hump, gray with irregular white bars and white chest.  Attains 35 inches.  East Africa to Okinawa, Micronesia, and French Polynesia, excluding Hawai'i.