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Etymology: Naso: Latin, nasus = nose (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Randall & Struhsaker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 43 - 220 m (Ref. 58302). Tropical; 29°N - 19°N, 119°E - 156°W (Ref. 57252)

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Pacific Ocean: antitropical, from Japan and Lord Howe Island to the Hawaiian Islands.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9710)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 6 - 7; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 26 - 28; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 26 - 28. Body elongate, higher and more bluish than N. lopezi. Forehead without rostral prominence even in adults. Two small peduncular plates each with a sharp, approximately semicircular, laterally projecting keel. caudal fin emarginate without a filament. Reaches 46 cm SL.

Found in deep seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Benthopelagic and mesopelagic (Ref. 58302).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Randall, John E. | Collaboratori

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

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Naso maculatus Randall & Struhsaker, 1981