Scientific Name	Naso vlamingii   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1835)	Depth	1 - 50M
Chinese	高鼻魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	刺尾鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F470　Acanthuridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	絲尾鼻魚
Max Length	60 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	剝皮仔、打鐵婆、鬼角(臺東)、老牛(澎湖)、掛角狄(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、Greeb IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Moluccas
Synonyms	Naseus vlamingii, Naso valmingi, Naso vlamigii, Naso vlamingi
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea(Randall et al.,1990)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1835 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0057665. ASIZP0070329. ASIZP0070396. ASIZP0070763. ASIZP0070786. FRIP21883. NMMBP02433. NMMSTP00524. NMNSF00306. NTMP0740. NTUM02049.
Common Name	Scibbled unicornfish; Vlaming's unicornfish; Vlaming's unicorn fish; Zebra unicornfish; Bignose unicornfish; Bignose unicorn
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VI, 26-27 ; anal-fin rays II, 27-29 ; pectoral-fin rays 17-19 ; pelvic-fin rays I,3. Adults develop a convexly rounded prominent snout and unusually tall dorsal and anal fins; Body dark gray-brown to pale bluish gray; ventrical dark bluish lines on side of body with small dark bluish spots above and below; head with small dark bluish spots and a broad blue band extending anteriorly from eye; lips blue; caudal fin bluish basally, gray in broad middle zone, with a broad yellowish border; caudal filaments and upper and lower edges of fin blue.
habitats	Usually seen in open water in outer reef aeras, especially near drop-offs, but may also occur in lagoons. Forms mid-water aggregations off steep slopes during the day to feed on zooplankton. Usually found alone or in pairs. Omnivorous. Has the ability to
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Line, Marquesan and Tuamotus islands; north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Throughout Micronesia. Taiwan: South, Hsiaoliuchiu, Lyudao, East.
Utility	Commercial aquarium species.