UNICORNS, DRAGONS & ANGELS!! They ARE real! They DO exist! Pics to Prove it!

[duroz]

Well here's proof that unicorns DO exist....you can't argue with these photos:

    (Oh, I forgot to mention that they're Unicorn FISH?? Oops! )


They are actually called "Whitemargin Unicornfish"

 

I've never heard of them before, and (obviously) had not seen pictures of them before either.
Very unusual looking, I thought.

[coulsongirls]

Those are odd looking fish!  Where do they live?

[MessiahMews]

Well here's proof that unicorns DO exist....you can't argue with these photos:

    (Oh, I forgot to mention that they're Unicorn FISH?? Oops! )


They are actually called "Whitemargin Unicornfish"

   

I've never heard of them before, and (obviously) had not seen pictures of them before either.
Very unusual looking, I thought.

They are weird looking, but yet awesome looking at the same time.

[kingozzy]

good one lol they are strange looking

[sfister65]

Those are awesome looking fish. 

[africanclaudie]

Hey DUROZ, thanks for posting the pictures! Do you know what those unicorn tubes are used for? Disguise, smell, extra eye, mating?

[jcribb16]

Unusual looking for sure.  Enjoyed your post, lol.

[bungholiotgn]

That is very interesting! I had no clue that that sort of fish existed, but there is SOOOOO much of the ocean that has yet to be explored.

[duroz]

Those are odd looking fish!  Where do they live?

They are found throughout the "Indo-Pacific" (a biogeographic region comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia.)

The scientific name is "Naso annulatus".....(makes sense with that "nose" )

[duroz]

Hey DUROZ, thanks for posting the pictures! Do you know what those unicorn tubes are used for? Disguise, smell, extra eye, mating?

Here's what I was able to find out about these weird looking fishes:
(I don't think it's used for anything.....I believe it's just a "protuberance").
I could NOT find anything stating this "horn" had an actual purpose.  I could only find what they DON'T use them for: for attacking their enemies or in self-defense.

There are 18 known "Naso" (unicornfish) species, only 8 of them have a protuberance.  Four species have the "horn", in the other four it's rounded and bumplike.
This forehead ornamentation is not present in young fish but develops as the fish grows, and usually begins to develop when the fish is from 4 to 8 inches long, depending on the species.
In some species, this structure is found in both sexes. In others, only the male has the cranial embellishment, or it is much larger in males than in females.

As this potential obstruction grows, many of these fishes begin to exhibit a change in diet (feeding more on zooplankton than algae). Others continue to feed on algae as the “nose” grows, but they browse on larger macroalgae, that are easier to get their teeth around.

And the "whitemargin" unicornfish's name comes from: They have a tail fin that is black with a white "margin" around the edge.

[duroz]

Unusual looking for sure.  Enjoyed your post, lol.

Thanks! Glad you liked it! (It was sort of a "made you look" kind of thing, eh?)

[nycgal85]

That is a weird looking fish u know where they live??

[duroz]

That is a weird looking fish u know where they live??

Go back a few posts...I posted some info on them earlier.

[Shandara09]

Interesting looking fish.  Love to see animals that I haven't seen before, so thanks for sharing. 

[twol]

Speaking of unicorns, did you know dragons exist too?!

the blue dragon sea slug!