Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 45 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Philippines and Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637); max. published weight: 1.1 kg (Ref. 125599)
Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28 - 30; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 29. No narrow dark bars on body. Caudal fin blue in life. Dorsal profile of head from above upper lip to above centre of eye straight. Anterior interorbital region and adjacent space between nostrils strongly convex. Body depth 2.75 to 2.8 times in SL (Ref 9808).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Found in schools, mainly along outer reef walls to moderate depths in pursuit of plankton (Ref. 48637).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E., 1994. Unicornfishes of the subgenus Axinurus Perciformes: Acanthuridae: Naso), with description of a new species. Copeia 1994(1):116-124. (Ref. 10671)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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