Naso brevirostris (Cuvier, 1829)
- Dataset
- The National Checklist of Taiwan (Catalogue of Life in Taiwan, TaiCoL)
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Perciformes
- family
- Acanthuridae
- genus
- Naso
diagnostic
Dorsal-fin rays VI, 27-29 ; anal-fin rays II, 27-29 ; pectoral-fin rays 16-17; pelvic-fin rays I,3. Body bluish grey to olivaceous brown, commonly pale anteriorly and on cheek and throat; short irregular lines on sides of body; diagonal lines on horn; lip edges blue. Subadults with dark spots on head and body. Juveniles lack the prominent horn of adults.
distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia.Taiwan: South, Hsiaoliuchiu, Lanyu, Lyudao.