Naso tonganus, Bulbnose unicornfish : fisheries

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Naso tonganus (Valenciennes, 1835)

Bulbnose unicornfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Nasinae
Etymology: Naso: Latin, nasus = nose (Ref. 45335);  tonganus: Named after Tonga, its type locality (Ref. 37792).
More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 40 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Mauritius, Seychelles and Mozambique (probably wider distribution in this part of the ocean).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37792)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-30; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 26 - 28.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 37792). Feeds on leafy or fleshy algae and zooplankton (Ref. 37792). Found singly or in small groups (Ref. 37792).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Randall, John E. | Collaborators

Randall, J.E., 2001. Surgeonfishes of Hawai'i and the world.. Mutual Publishing and Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i. 123 p. (Ref. 37792)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 06 May 2010

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.5 - 28.9, mean 27.7 °C (based on 706 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02512 (0.01442 - 0.04376), b=3.00 (2.85 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.0   ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 33.9 [20.0, 65.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.527 [0.268, 0.925] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.4, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.114 [0.070, 0.214] g/100g; Selenium = 36.4 [18.8, 66.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 50.9 [14.8, 166.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.47 [1.01, 2.13] mg/100g (wet weight);