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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 » (Wikipedia) Naso tonganus, the bulbnose unicornfish, hump-nosed unicornfish, humphead unicornfish, or the humpnose unicorn, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific. It is of value in commercial fisheries.
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Local Name »

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 » NEC_2012_STAA_073_A

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 Unpublished data.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 Unpublished data.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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