Bignose Unicornfish

Scientific Name: Naso vlamingii
Family: Surgeonfishes - Acanthuridae
Maximum Size: 50cm
Identification: Head shades of brown, body brown to blue or gray; blue lips and a blue band in front of eye, blue vertical lines and spots on sides; can rapidly pale or darken colors and markings.
Favourite: Groups feed in mid-water.
Hide-out: Along outer reef slopes in 4-50m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Micronesia, Polynesia and Galapagos. S.W. Japan to S. Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.