Species Naso lopezi Herre, 1927
Slender Unicornfish, Elongate Unicornfish, Slender Unicorn
- Naso lopezi Herre, A.W. 1927. Philippine surgeon fishes and moorish idols. Philippine Journal of Science 34(4): 403-478 [467, pl. 7, fig. 2].
Type data:
Holotype BSMP 14084 (destroyed in WWII), Ambil Islands, Philippines.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Northern Great Barrier Reef (12°00'S) to Capricorn Group (23°17'S), QLD and Saumarez Reef (21°53'S, 153°39'E), and Wreck Reef (22°10'S, 155°10'E), Coral Sea; tropical, west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Kenn Transition (16), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
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. [1032] (Vol III)
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [262] (Slender Unicorn)
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [372] (Slender Unicornfish)
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] (Elongate Unicornfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Slender 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) |