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Spotted unicornfish

Naso maculatus Randall & Struhsaker, 1981

Status not recordedbony fish

The spotted unicornfish (Naso maculatus) is a species in the family Acanthuridae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the spotted unicornfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the spotted unicornfish live?

Not recorded

Is the spotted unicornfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the spotted unicornfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyAcanthuridae
  6. genusNaso
  7. SpeciesNaso maculatus Randall & Struhsaker, 1981
Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • Scribbled unicornfishEnglish
  • DangitBikol
  • Peix unicorn del nordCatalan
  • BakwakCebuano
  • 剥皮仔Chinese
  • bodlok skvrnkatýCzech
  • Plettet NæsehornsfiskDanish
  • Pez Unicornio ManchadoSpanish
  • Pesce unicorno maculatoItalian
  • ゴマテングハギモドキJapanese
  • Peixe-unicórnio-pontilhadoPortuguese
  • YapotFilipino
  • Gangisroot
  • KalditanBikol
  • Pulang ikogBikol
  • SalinkupauBikol
  • SilanisBikol
  • UwakonBikol
  • IndanganCebuano
  • Ludlo-anCebuano
  • MungitCebuano
  • SorahanCebuano
  • 打铁婆Chinese
  • Pesce unicorno scarabocchiatoItalian
  • Goma-tenguhagi-modokiJapanese
  • Isdang ilongFilipino
  • LabahitaFilipino
  • SurahanFilipino

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotted unicornfish

Other species in the same genus Naso.

Nosefish

Naso annulatus

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

Clown tang

Naso lituratus

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

CompareSpotted unicornfish vs Unicorn tangSpotted unicornfish vs NosefishSpotted unicornfish vs Clown tangSpotted unicornfish vs Shortnosed kala

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spotted unicornfish?

The spotted unicornfish (Naso maculatus) belongs to the family Acanthuridae in the order Acanthuriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Spotted unicornfish (Naso maculatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-unicornfish

MLA

“Spotted unicornfish (Naso maculatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-unicornfish.

BibTeX
@misc{spotted_unicornfish_2026,
  title = {Spotted unicornfish (Naso maculatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-unicornfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}