FB-60070 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60070 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Bagridae Hemibagrus Hemibagrus velox Tan & Ng, 2000 Hompmeus-eenhoringvis Bluntnose unicornfish Bulbnose unicornfish Humphead unicornfish Hump-head unicornfish Hump-headed unicorn-fish Humpnose unicorn Hump-nose unicorn Humpnose unicornfish Hump-nosed unicornfish Bubu ni viwa Ta Ta masimasi Ta qio Ta tovu Nason loupe Petit barbillon Picot à deux couteaux Tosakahagi Kuli pasir Ume-uluto'i Isdang ilong Igefalefal Kapwa Karaua Kavaga boila Khot Peu Tataga halu'u Ume Yesamoli Acanthurus tuberosus (non Lacepède, 1801) Cyphomycter tuberosus (non Lacepède, 1801) Naseus tonganus Valenciennes, 1835 Naso tuberosus (non Lacepède, 1801) 2003-01-19 2013-07-18 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Herre, A.W.C.T.0 Check list of Philippine fishes. Res. Rep. U.S. Fish Wild. Serv. (20):1-977. 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Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-pic-60076-978 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-04-15 2004-02-07 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60076 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Naton_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Naton_u0.jpg Locality: Yonge Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. FB-pic-60076-4681 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60076 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Naton_u2.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Naton_u2.jpg Locality: Yonge Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. FB-pic-60076-52427 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg Jean-Lou Justine 2010-05-04 2010-05-04 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60076 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Weight: 1,700g Locality: Récif de Crouy, Nouméa, New Caledonia. http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Naton_u3.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Naton_u3.jpg Locality: Récif de Crouy, Nouméa, New Caledonia. FB-GeneralDescr-60076 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-01-19 00:00:00 2015-06-10 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60076 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 37792). Feeds on leafy or fleshy algae and zooplankton (Ref. 37792). Found singly or in small groups (Ref. 37792). Randall, J.E. 2001 Surgeonfishes of Hawai'i and the world.. Mutual Publishing and Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i. 123 p. (Ref. 37792) FB-DiagnosticDescr-60076 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-01-19 00:00:00 2013-04-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60076 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Description: Characterized by grey shading to yellowish grey on ventral parts; area below hump on back densely spotted with black; broad pale blue margin on blackish dorsal fin; caudal fin with broad submarginal blackish zone; large bulbous snout and hump on back; caudal peduncle with pair of bony plates, each with forward projecting point; greatest depth of body 2.2 (subadult)-3.0 in SL (Ref. 90102). Randall, J.E. 2001 Surgeonfishes of Hawai'i and the world.. Mutual Publishing and Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i. 123 p. (Ref. 37792) FB-Morphology-60076 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-01-19 00:00:00 2013-04-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60076 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 30; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 26 - 28 Randall, J.E. 2001 Surgeonfishes of Hawai'i and the world.. Mutual Publishing and Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i. 123 p. (Ref. 37792) FB-Distribution-60076 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-01-19 00:00:00 2019-05-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60076 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Western Indian Ocean: Mauritius, Seychelles and Mozambique (probably wider distribution in this part of the ocean). Randall, J.E. 2001 Surgeonfishes of Hawai'i and the world.. Mutual Publishing and Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i. 123 p. (Ref. 37792) FB-Uses-60076 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-01-19 00:00:00 2015-06-10 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60076 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family FB-TrophicStrategy-60076 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-11-15 00:00:00 2003-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public tonganus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution An uncommon species (Ref. 9710) found in shallow mouths and seaward reefs. Often seen in small groups. Probably feeds on fleshy benthic algae. Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Size-60076 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-01-19 00:00:00 2015-06-10 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60076 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy 60.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 37792)) Randall, J.E. 2001 Surgeonfishes of Hawai'i and the world.. Mutual Publishing and Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i. 123 p. (Ref. 37792) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-60076 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2003-01-19 00:00:00 2015-06-10 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=60076 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 40 m (Ref. 86942) Fricke, R., M. Kulbicki and L. Wantiez 2011 Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 4:341-463. (Ref. 86942)