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Spotted unicornfish

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Taxon taxon Q770942
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Spotted unicornfish

Summary

Spotted unicornfish is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month, #1,573 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spotted unicornfish's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Spotted unicornfish is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Spotted unicornfish's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Spotted unicornfish is classified within Naso[6].
  • Spotted unicornfish's scientific name is Naso brevirostris[7].
  • Spotted unicornfish's Commons category is recorded as Naso brevirostris[8].
  • Spotted unicornfish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Naso brevirostris[9].
  • Spotted unicornfish's Commons gallery is recorded as Naso brevirostris[10].
  • Spotted unicornfish's original combination is recorded as Naseus brevirostris[11].
  • Spotted unicornfish's has characteristic is recorded as herbivore[12].
  • Spotted unicornfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Corne'}[13].
  • Spotted unicornfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Nasique'}[14].
  • Spotted unicornfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Nason à Rostre Court'}[15].
  • Spotted unicornfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Nason Pointillé'}[16].
  • Spotted unicornfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown Unicornfish'}[17].
  • Spotted unicornfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Longnose Unicornfish'}[18].
  • Spotted unicornfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Palefin Unicornfish'}[19].
  • Spotted unicornfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shortnosed Kala'}[20].
  • Spotted unicornfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Short-nosed Unicornfish'}[21].
  • Spotted unicornfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shortnose Unicornfish'}[22].
  • Spotted unicornfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shortsnout Unicornfish'}[23].
  • Spotted unicornfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted Unicornfish'}[24].
  • Spotted unicornfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '短吻鼻魚'}[25].
  • Spotted unicornfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '剝皮仔'}[26].
  • Spotted unicornfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '打鐵婆'}[27].

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Classification

Spotted unicornfish's scientific name is Naso brevirostris[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Naso[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Corne'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Nasique'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Nason à Rostre Court'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Nason Pointillé'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown Unicornfish'}[17], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Longnose Unicornfish'}[18].

Identifiers

Spotted unicornfish's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 83879[28]. Spotted unicornfish's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 238055[29]. Spotted unicornfish's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5209113[30]. Spotted unicornfish's ITIS TSN is recorded as 172292[31].

Why It Matters

Spotted unicornfish ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month, #1,573 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Species composition and succession of coral reef fishes on Qilianyu Island, Xisha Islands. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Poco a poco · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Image → Naso brevirostris - Schärpen-Nasendoktorfisch.jpg, Naso brevirostris Schoenbrunn01.jpg
    Parent taxon → Naso
    Original combination → Naseus brevirostris
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Pez unicornio de nariz corta (Naso brevirostris), Ambalihabe, Madagascar, 2025-09-16, DD 64.jpg"
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