Reticulate unicornfish
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Naso reticulatus
)
| Reticulate unicornfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Genus: | Naso |
| Subgenus: | Naso |
| Species: | N. reticulatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Naso reticulatus J. E. Randall, 2001
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The reticulate unicornfishes (Naso reticulatus) is a species of marine
Indo-West Pacific
region.
Taxonomy
The reticulate unicornfish was first formally
Nasinae in the family Acanthuridae.[4]
Etymology
The reticulate unicornfish has the specific name reticulatus, which means "net like", an allusion to the net like pattern of lines on the body.[3]
Description
The reticulate unicornfish has its
standard length of 49 cm (19 in).[5]
Distribution and habitat
The reticulate unicornfish is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It has been found off India, Pakistan, China, Taiwan, Philippines and Indonesia, as well as in the Dampier Archipelago off Western Australia. It is an uncommon species of coral reefs frequently found near drop offs.[6]
References
- . Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Naso". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ a b Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (12 January 2021). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 2): Families EPHIPPIDAE, LEIOGNATHIDAE, SCATOPHAGIDAE, ANTIGONIIDAE, SIGANIDAE, CAPROIDAE, LUVARIDAE, ZANCLIDAE and ACANTHURIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Naso reticulatus" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
- ^ a b Bray, D.J. (2019). "Naso reticulatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 24 July 2023.