Common Name: Bluespine Unicornfish
Species Name: Naso unicornis (Forsskål, 1775)
Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean: Red Sea and East Africa to Tuamotu, Hawaiian, and Marquesan Islands, southern Japan, Lord Howe and Rapa Islands
Size: Up to 28 in (70 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabit channels, lagoons and seaward reefs with strong surge action
General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 - 83°F (22 28°C) and has a natural diet consisting mostly of brown kelp. Requires a varied vegetable diet, including fresh macroalgae, Spirulina, dried seaweed, and enriched vegetable flakes with two or three feedings per day. Better suited for public aquariums. Rarely seen in the hobbyist trade.
Aquarium Suitability: * * & * * * *
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* - Suited for the reef aquarium;
** - Better suited for the fish-only aquarium;
*** - Better left in nature;
**** - Needing an aquarium larger than 125 gallons; and,
***** - Needing their own private environment/special tankmates.