Squarenose unicornfish

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Squarenose unicornfish

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Naso
Species:
N. mcdadei
Binomial name
Naso mcdadei

The squarenose unicornfish (Naso mcdadei) 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
region.

Taxonomy

The squarenose unicornfish was first formally

Nasinae in the family Acanthuridae.[4]

Etymology

The squarenose unicornfish has a specific name which honours Michael McDade, a spearfisher and the records officer for the Australian Underwater Federation. McDade collected and donated many specimens of rare fishes to the Queensland Museum, one of which was the type of this species.[3]

Description

The squarenose unicornfish has its

total length of 75 cm (30 in).[5]

Distribution and habitat

The squarenose unicornfish is found in the Indo-Pacific region. It occurs along the east African coast from Mozambique to

KwaZulu Natal, around Madagascar, Mauritius, the Chagos Archipelago, the Maldives, east through Indonesia into the Western Pacific north to Taiwan and south to Australia.[1] In Australia it has been recorded from the Dampier Archipelago in Western Australia, Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea, from Cape Grenville to Stradbroke Island in Queensland.[7] It can be found on the steep drop off of coral reefs or around outcrops of rock and it is a typical species of habitats away from reef areas.[1]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T177963A1504075.en
    . Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6
    .
  5. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Naso mcdadei" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
  6. ISBN 978-1-990951-32-9. Archived
    (PDF) from the original on 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  7. ^ Dianne J. Bray. "Naso mcdadei". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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