Species Naso mcdadei Johnson, 2002
Squarenose Unicornfish
- Naso mcdadei Johnson, J.W. 2002. Naso mcdadei, a new species of unicornfish (Perciformes: Acanthuridae), with a review of the Naso tuberosus complex. Australian Journal of Zoology 50: 293-311 [295, figs 1-4].
Type data:
Holotype QM I.31183, Flat Rock off Stradbroke Island, QLD [27°23'S, 153°33'E].
Paratype(s) QM I.30832, I.31182; QM I.32636; CSIRO H.1076-1; BPBM 29396; USNM 364991.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Naso tuberosus Lacepède, 1801 [misidentification]. —
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [252]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North of Dampier Archipelago, WA (19°42'S, 116°46'E), east of Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (124°04'E), and off Cape Grenville (11°26'S) to off Stradbroke Island (27°23'S), QLD; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- Johnson, J.W. 2002. Naso mcdadei, a new species of unicornfish (Perciformes: Acanthuridae), with a review of the Naso tuberosus complex. Australian Journal of Zoology 50: 293-311 [295] (material examined)
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [332]
- Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [346] (checklist only, as N. tuberosus, voucher specimen re-identified by Johnson in 2003)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, coral reef, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
5-53 m.
General References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [1032] (Vol III)
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [252] (as Naso tuberosus)
Common Name References
Johnson, J.W. 2002. Naso mcdadei, a new species of unicornfish (Perciformes: Acanthuridae), with a review of the Naso tuberosus complex. Australian Journal of Zoology 50: 293-311 [295] (Squarenose Unicornfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Squarenose Unicornfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 11-Jun-2013 | 11-Jun-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |