• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.66-69
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• 2008

A single specimen (351.1 mm SL) of the sleek unicornfish, Naso hexacanthus, belonging to Acanthuridae was firstly collected from the coastal waters of Jeju Island, Korea. The species is characterized by having brownish vertical bands on the dorsal fin and two pale purple bony plates on caudal peduncle. We add this species to the Korean fish fauna and propose its new Korean name, "Nam-bang-pyo-mun-jwi-chi."

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.119-126
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• 2022

Here, we present the first morphological description of a larval Naso hexacanthus (5.2 mm in body length) from the East China Sea identified by cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcoding. The larva had a kite-shaped body with long serrated first spine of dorsal and anal fins. There were four melanophores on the base of the anal fin, dense melanophores on the caudal peduncle, and scattered melanophores on the surface of the brain. There was one small spine on the snout and behind each eye, with serrations on the head, top of the eye, inner- and outer-preopercle, and on the lower part and side of the opercle. The morphological characteristics of larval N. hexacanthus identified by COI barcoding will be useful for species identification of larval fish.