Scientific Name	Naso hexacanthus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1855)	Depth	6 - 150M
Chinese	六棘鼻魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	刺尾鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F470　Acanthuridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	六棘鼻魚
Max Length	75 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	剝皮仔、打鐵婆、鬼角(臺東)、老娘(澎湖)、粗皮狄(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Amboina
Synonyms	Naseus vomer, Naso hexacantus, Naso thorpei, Naso vomer, Priodon hexacanthus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea(Randall et al.,1990)  P. Bleeker 1855 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0059467. ASIZP0059652. ASIZP0060985. ASIZP0063491. ASIZP0065168. ASIZP0070749. ASIZP0800946. ASIZP0806728. ASIZP0806736. ASIZP0806737. ASIZP0806738. ASIZP0900041. ASIZP0910946. ASIZP0916728. ASIZP0916736. ASIZP0916737. ASIZP0916738. FRIP20131. FRIP21227. FRIP22296. FRIP22406. FRIP22407. NMMBP03351. NMMSTP00193. NTUM01187. NTUM01189.
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Sleek unicornfish; Blacktongue unicorn; Blacktongue unicornfish; Blacktounge unicornfish; Black unicornfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VI, 26-29 ; anal-fin rays II, 27-30 ; pectoral-fin rays 17-18 ; pelvic-fin rays I,3. Body grayish to greenish brown, paler below. Two weak immovable bucklers on each side of caudal peduncle. Without horn; short groove in front of eye. Yellowish brown preopercular margin. Teeth small and slender, close-set and pointed. Caudal fin emarginate in young.
habitats	Usually seen in large schools on coastal to outer reef at various depths in pursuit of zooplankton such as crab larvae, arrow worms, pelagic tunicates, and occasionally filamentous red algae. The species is never poisonous.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesas and Ducie islands; north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island Throughout Micronesia. Mascarene, Society and Austral Islands. Taiwan: South, Hsiaoliuchiu, Lanyu, Lyudao, East, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery and aquarium species.