Cothurnia antarctica (Short-horned Unicornfish, Ringtailed Unicornfish, Nosefish, Long-horn Unicorn Fish, Banded Unicornfish, Unicornfish, White Margin Unicornfish, Whitemargin, Whitemargin Unicorn, White-margin Unicorn, Whitemargin Unicornfish)

Common Names

Common Names in English:

Banded Unicornfish, Long-horn Unicorn Fish, Nosefish, Ringtailed Unicornfish, Short-horned Unicornfish, Unicornfish, White Margin Unicornfish, White-margin Unicorn, Whitemargin, Whitemargin Unicorn, Whitemargin Unicornfish

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Protozoa () - (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858 - Protozoa
  - Subkingdom: Biciliata ()
    - Infrakingdom: Alveolata () - Cavalier-Smith, 1991
      - Phylum: Ciliophora () - (Doflein, 1901) Copeland, 1956 - Ciliates
        Subphylum: Intramacronucleata () - Lynn, 1996
        Class: Oligohymenophorea () - De Puytorac Et Al., 1974
        Subclass: Peritrichia () - Stein, 1859
        Order: Sessilida () - Kahl, 1933
        Family: Vaginicolidae () - De Fromentel, 1874
        Genus: Cothurnia ()
        Specific descriptor: antarctica - (Daday) Warren & Paynter, 1991
        Scientific name: - Cothurnia antarctica (Daday) Warren & Paynter, 1991

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Cothurnia

There are approximately 7 species in this genus:

C. annulata · C. antarctica (Short-Horned Unicornfish) · C. canthocampti · C. doliolum · C. gammari · C. plectostyla · C. variabilis

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Notes

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 19, 2008:

FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: AIMS - Baited Remote Underwater Video Station (OBIS Australia)
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1680008
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 17887290
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2333745