Naso tuberosus

Naso tuberosus
Naso tuberosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Naso
Species: N. tuberosus
Binomial name
Naso tuberosus
Lacépède, 1801

Naso tuberosus is a tropical fish found in coral reefs in the central Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1] It was first named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1801,[1] and is commonly known as the Humpnose unicornfish.[2] It feeds primarily on Caulerpa.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Naso tuberosus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Naso tuberosus at www.fishbase.org.


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