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title: "Bluespine Unicornfish"
description: "Naso unicornis — Ryby. The bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis), also known as the short-nose unicornfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/bluespine-unicornfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Bluespine Unicornfish

> Naso unicornis — Ryby. The bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis), also known as the short-nose unicornfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs.

- Scientific name: *Naso unicornis*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 4140
- Wikidata: [Q882942](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q882942)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121658](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121658)

## Names

- en: Bluespine Unicornfish
- de: Blauklingen-Nasendoktorfisch
- es: Pez Unicornio de Nariz Corta
- fr: Nason à éperons bleus
- nl: Blauwrug eenhoornvis

## Countries with the most observations

US (1023), AU (712), EG (563), NC (235), NF (133), RE (99), ID (60), MV (57), JP (52), PH (51), CK (47), FJ (44)

## Summary

The bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis), also known as the short-nose 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. It is occasionally found in the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 70 cm in length. It is called kala ('thorn') in Hawaii, dawa in New Caledonia, and ta or tā in Fiji. However the name kala refers to all three species of horned unicornfish found around Hawaii.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Joshua Zupan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291138872

## Machine access

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