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Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Nasinae
Etymology: Naso: Latin, nasus = nose (Ref. 45335); mcdadei: Named in honor of Michael McDade, collector of the type specimens (Ref. 37792).
Eponymy: Michael McDade is a spearfisherman and records officer for the Australian Underwater Federation. He has collected and donated specimens to the Queensland Museum, including much of the type material of this species. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 5 - 65 m (Ref. 57178). Tropical; 10°S - 22°S, 114°E - 124°E (Ref. 57253)
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the Great Barrier Reef, including the Timor Sea.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 37792)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 5; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 28 - 31; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 26 - 29.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Inhabits steep drop-offs of offshore coral reefs or rocky outcrops (Ref. 37792). Feeds on algae and larger zooplankton (Ref. 37792). Solitary or in groups (Ref. 90102). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Randall, J.E., 2001. Surgeonfishes of Hawai'i and the world.. Mutual Publishing and Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i. 123 p. (Ref. 37792)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 26.4 - 28.2, mean 27.2 °C (based on 40 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02089 (0.00974 - 0.04480), b=2.96 (2.78 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 2.7 ±0.31 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (57 of 100).
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