FB-15623 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=15623 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Cottoidei Psychrolutidae Cottunculus Cottunculus thomsonii (Günther, 1882) Gray unicornfish Silverblotched unicornfish Silver-blotched unicornfish Nuqa ta Ta Pongongi tea Ponongi Umitch 蓝灰鼻鱼 藍灰鼻魚 1995-11-08 2013-11-13 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Randall, J.E.0 Acanthuridae. Surgeonfishes (tangs, unicornfishes). p. 3653-3683. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9808) Randall, J.E. and L.J. Bell0 <i>Naso caesius</i>, a new acanthurid fish from the Central Pacific. Pac. Sci. 46(3):344-352. (Ref. 9944) Dayton, C., A.C. Santayana and J.M. Lacson0 Genetic evidence for reproductive isolation of the recently described unicornfish <i>Naso caesius</i> and its sibling <i>N. hexacanthus</i>). Mar. Biol. 118:551-554. (Ref. 10449) Kulbicki, M., J.E. Randall and J. Rivaton0 Checklist of the fishes of the Chesterfield Islands (Coral Sea). Micronesica 27(1/2):1-43. (Ref. 11897) Borden, W.C.0 Phylogeny of the unicornfishes (<i>Naso</i>, Acanthuridae) based on soft anatomy. Copeia 1998(1):104-113. (Ref. 28020) Randall, J.E.0 Randall's tank photos. Collection of 10,000 large-format photos (slides) of dead fishes. Unpublished. (Ref. 28618) Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BPBM). Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawai`I, 96817-0916 USA. 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(Ref. 48497) Randall, J.E.0 Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. (Ref. 54980) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Mundy, B.C.0 Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704. (Ref. 58302) Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen0 Fishes. In Beasley, O.L. and A. Wells (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Australia: ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, 2178 p. (Ref. 75154) Thaman, R.R. and T. Fong0 Ika ni viti: food fishes of the Fiji Islands. The University of the South Pacific Press, Suva, Fiji Islands. (Ref. 79653) Thaman, R.R., T. Fong and A. Balawa0 Ilava Ni Navakavu: Finfishes of Vanua Navakavu, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands. SPRH-FIO Biodiversity and Ethnobiodiversity Report No. 4, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji Islands. 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Caselle, E. Ballesteros, E.K. Brown, A. Turchik and E. Sala0 The real bounty: marine biodiversity in the Pitcairn Islands. PLoS ONE 9(6):e100142. (Ref. 121505) University of Western Australia0 Benthic BRUVS data 2019. Video BRUVS from Jessica Meeuwig. (Ref. 122752) Horne, J.B. and L van Herwerden0 Long-term panmixia in a cosmopolitan Indo-Pacific coral reef fish and a nebulous genetic boundary with its broadly sympatric sister species. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 26:783-799. (Ref. 130819) FB-pic-15628-9740 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1996-03-06 2000-11-14 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=15628 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Nacae_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Nacae_u0.jpg FB-pic-15628-27446 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 2000-08-29 2010-07-09 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=15628 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Nacae_u2.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Nacae_u2.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-15628 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 1995-11-08 00:00:00 2024-05-10 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=15628 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Benthopelagic over coral and rock (Ref. 58302). Occurs singly or in aggregations along clear seaward and outer lagoon reefs and channels (Ref. 37816). Feeds in midwater on zooplankton (Ref. 90102). Randall, J.E. and L.J. Bell 1992 <i>Naso caesius</i>, a new acanthurid fish from the Central Pacific. Pac. Sci. 46(3):344-352. (Ref. 9944) FB-DiagnosticDescr-15628 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2001-12-07 00:00:00 2013-04-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=15628 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Bluish grey to grey-brown, capable of displaying a colour pattern of vertically elongate blotches (lighter or darker than ground colour) on side and upper part of body. Opercular and preopercular margins not dark brown. Caudal fin uniform in colour. Gill rakers on lower limb of gill arches entirely pale. Edge of lower lip not white (Ref 9808).Description: Characterized further by absence of horn or protuberance; caudal peduncle with pair of bony plates, blade-like keels not pointed; greatest depth of body 2.5-3.0 in SL (Ref. 90102). Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816) FB-Morphology-15628 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2001-12-07 00:00:00 2013-04-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=15628 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 30; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 28 - 31 Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816) FB-Distribution-15628 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 1995-11-08 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=15628 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Pacific Ocean: Northern Marianas, Marshall Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Pitcairn group, Society Islands (French Polynesia), Australia and New Caledonia. Randall, J.E. and L.J. Bell 1992 <i>Naso caesius</i>, a new acanthurid fish from the Central Pacific. Pac. Sci. 46(3):344-352. (Ref. 9944) FB-Uses-15628 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 1995-11-08 00:00:00 2024-05-10 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=15628 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: commercial FB-Size-15628 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 1995-11-08 00:00:00 2024-05-10 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=15628 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 45.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9944)) Randall, J.E. and L.J. Bell 1992 <i>Naso caesius</i>, a new acanthurid fish from the Central Pacific. Pac. Sci. 46(3):344-352. (Ref. 9944) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-15628 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 1995-11-08 00:00:00 2024-05-10 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=15628 reef-associated; marine; depth range 15 - 50 m (Ref. 90102) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)