Naso tonganus

Naso tonganus is a tropical fish found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[2] It is commonly known as the bulbnose unicornfish, hump-nosed unicornfish, humphead unicornfish, or the humpnose unicorn.[3] It is of value in commercial fisheries.[2]

Naso tonganus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Naso
Species:
N. tonganus
Binomial name
Naso tonganus
(Valenciennes, 1835)

References

  1. Abesamis, R.; Clements, K.D.; Choat, J.H.; McIlwain, J.; Myers, R.; Nanola, C.; Rocha, L.A.; Russell, B.; Stockwell, B. (2012). "Naso tonganus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177951A1500716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T177951A1500716.en. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. Naso tonganus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Common names for Naso tonganus at www.fishbase.org.


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