Species Naso tuberosus Lacepède, 1801
Humphead Unicornfish
- Naso tuberosus Lacépède, B.G. 1801. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 3 558 pp. 34 pls. [105, 111, pl. 7(3)].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A.7764 dry, Mauritius.
Introduction
Records of this species from eastern Australia, and most records from Western Australia, are misidentifications of Naso tonganus.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rottnest Island, WA (32°S), based on a specimen in Western Australian Museum identified by J. Johnson and B. Hutchins, WA; tropical, Indian.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine.
General 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
Kuiter, R.H. & Debelius, H. 2001. Surgeonfishes, Rabbitfishes and Their Relatives. A comprehensive guide to Acanthuroidei. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 208 pp. [118] (western Indian Ocean)
Randall, J.E. 2001. Surgeonfishes of Hawai'i and the World. Honolulu : Mutual Publishing and Bishop Museum Press 125 pp. [92] (mid to western Indian Ocean)
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) |