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Naso tonganus (Valenciennes, 1835)

Photo taken by » Glycinea M. de Peralta

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Classification

Kingdom » Animalia

Phylum » Chordata

Class » Osteichthyes

Order » Acanthuriformes

Family » Acanthuridae

Genus » Naso

Species » tonganus

Naso tonganus (Valenciennes, 1835)
(Bulbnose unicornfish)

Description » Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 40 m . Tropical

Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 60.0 cm SL male/unsexed;

Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 30; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 26 - 28.
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Locality/Distribution » [Santa Ana, Cagayan Valley]

Collectors/Field Observers » Glycinea M. de Peralta

Species ID by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO)

Collection Code » []

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.

IUCN Conservation Status » Visit IUCN
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:06 May 2010 (FishBase)

Sample Availability and Preservation » Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin

GenBank Accession Number » N/A

Curated by » Maybelle Fortaleza

Last Updated » Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.

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Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"

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