Scientific Name	Naso minor   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Smith, 1966)	Depth	8 - 55M
Chinese	小鼻魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	刺尾鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F470　Acanthuridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	小鼻魚
Max Length	20.3 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	剝皮仔、打鐵婆
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Pinda Reef, Mozambique, 25-30 fms
Synonyms	Axinurus minor
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Smith, J. L. B. 1966 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057401.
Common Name	Slender unicorn
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays V, 27-29 ; anal-fin rays II, 27-29 ; pectoral-fin rays 17 ; pelvic-fin rays I,3. Body gray, shading to whitish ventrally, sometimes with 3-6 dark bluish gray stripes on side, head purplish gray; lips blackish; iris dusky yellow; caudal peduncular plate black; pectoral-fin rays yellow.
habitats	Occurs in coastal to outer reef slopes; form small zooplankton-feeding aggregations well above the bottom at depths of 8 to at least 40m. Males exhibit rapid and striking changes in color pattern during courtship.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique to the Philippines. Taiwan: South.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.