Poole, Karen E.
Species
テングハギ属
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAcanthuriformes
- FamilyAcanthuridae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded3,012,139,120
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 336
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Collections
- CM, CMNH, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, USNM, CUMV, UWFC
- Recorded in
- Italy, United States, Indonesia, Mauritius, Australia, Philippines, Marshall Islands, Sri Lanka
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Acanthuridae
- Image
- Nabre u0.gif
Show 4 more facts
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Naso
- Commons category
- Naso
- topic's main category
- Category:Naso (fish)
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
Naso is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family, Acanthuridae, the unicornfishes, surgeonfishes and tangs. The fishes in this genus are known commonly as unicornfishes because of the "rostral protuberance", a hornlike extension of the forehead present in some species.
Unicorn fish are popular with spearfishermen and may be cooked by grilling them whole. Unicornfish primarily live around coral reefs and eat mostly algae.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Naso” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.