---
title: "Bignose Unicornfish"
description: "Naso vlamingii — Pesci. Naso vlamingii, the bignose unicornfish, scibbled unicornfish, Vlaming's unicornfish, and zebra unicornfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/bignose-unicornfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bignose Unicornfish

> Naso vlamingii — Pesci. Naso vlamingii, the bignose unicornfish, scibbled unicornfish, Vlaming's unicornfish, and zebra unicornfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs.

- Scientific name: *Naso vlamingii*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1808
- Wikidata: [Q1907175](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1907175)
- iNaturalist taxon: [106624](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/106624)

## Names

- en: Bignose Unicornfish
- de: Masken-Nasendoktorfisch
- es: Pez Unicornio Narigudo
- fr: Nason zébré

## Countries with the most observations

ID (512), MV (186), PF (75), PW (75), PH (59), FJ (52), TW (40), GU (35), VU (28), MY (25), MP (24), SB (20)

## Summary

Naso vlamingii, the bignose unicornfish, scibbled unicornfish, Vlaming's unicornfish, and zebra unicornfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naso_vlamingii

## Photo

![Bignose Unicornfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bignose-unicornfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/236042714

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bignose-unicornfish?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).