Naso tuberosus, Humpnose unicornfish

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Naso tuberosus Lacepède, 1801

Humpnose unicornfish
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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Nasinae
Etymology: Naso: Latin, nasus = nose (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lacepède.

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

समुद्री; खारा प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त. Tropical

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | Point map | भूमिका | Faunafri

Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique, Mauritius, Reunion (Ref. 54356), and Seychelles. Probably more wide-ranging in the area. Western Central Pacific: Guam (Ref. 35720) and Australia (Ref. 2334).

Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm 35.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 37792)

Short description आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण): 5; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण): 26-29; गुदा कांटा 2; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 26 - 28. Small blackish spots usually present, at least dorsoanteriorly on body. Adults with a large bulbous protuberance at front of snout (Ref 9808).

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Occurs in coral reefs. Diet consisted a high proportion of the green alga, Caulerpa.

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक : Randall, John E. | सहयोगीयो

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)


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