Species Naso caesius Randall & Bell, 1992
Silverblotched Unicornfish, Gray Unicornfish, Silver-blotched Unicorn
- Naso caesius Randall, J.E. & Bell, L.J. 1992. Naso caesius, a new acanthurid fish from the Central Pacific. Pacific Science 46(3): 344-352 [347, pl. IA-B, fig. 2].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 29160, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands.
Paratype(s) AM I.31491-001; BMNH 1991.5.20.1; BPBM 4337; BPBM 34528-34531; BPBM 30610; BPBM 34756; CAS 76030; USNM 140088.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Naso thorpei Smith, 1966 [misidentification]. —
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [431]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Christmas Island, Myrmidon Reef, QLD (18°16'S), and offshore reefs of the Coral Sea including Osprey Reef (13°58'S), Coringa-Herald Cays (16°58'S), Lihou Reef (17°20'S), Marion Reef (19°06'S) and Frederick Reefs (21°01'S), also Kurnell Peninsula (34°01'S) and Middleton Reef, NSW; tropical, west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Christmas Island Province (23), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- Oxley, W.G., Ayling, A.M., Cheal, A.J. & Thompson, A.A. 2003. Marine surveys undertaken in the Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve, March-April 2003. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Science 59 pp. [40]
- Oxley, W.G., Emslie, M., Muir, P. & Thompson, A.A. 2004. Marine surveys undertaken in the Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve, March 2004. Townsville : Australian Institute of Marine Science i-vii, 1-67 pp. [53]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine.
General References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [1030] (Vol III)
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. & Debelius, H. 2001. Surgeonfishes, Rabbitfishes and Their Relatives. A comprehensive guide to Acanthuroidei. Chorleywood, U.K. : TMC Publishing 208 pp. [127] (Silver-blotched Unicorn)
Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Guam : Coral Graphics vi 330 pp. 192 pls. [273] (Gray Unicornfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Silverblotched Unicornfish)
History of changes
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