Naso hexacanthus – Sleek Unicornfish

Naso hexacanthus

Naso hexacanthus – Sleek Unicornfish can reach a total length of around 75 centimeters. It is therefore a species that cannot reasonably be kept in a home aquarium.

Origin

The distribution area of Naso hexacanthus is large. They occur from the coast of Somalia down to Madagascar, up in the Red Sea, past India, From Japan to northern Australia and the Great Barrier Reef to Polynesia in the Pacific.

They usually live in large schools in clear lagoons and above the reefs. They occur at depths of around 6 to 150 meters.

Diet

The Naso hexacanthus diet consists mainly of zooplankton. Occasionally they also peck at the red algae.

Video

Author

John de Lange

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