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Naso caeruleacauda Randall, 1994

Blue unicorn
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> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Nasinae
Etymology: Naso: Latin, nasus = nose (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Randall.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 15 - 45 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical

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Western Central Pacific: Philippines and Indonesia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 48637); peso máximo publicado: 1.1 kg (Ref. 125599)

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Espinas dorsales (total) : 4 - 5; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 28 - 30; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 29. No narrow dark bars on body. Caudal fin blue in life. Dorsal profile of head from above upper lip to above centre of eye straight. Anterior interorbital region and adjacent space between nostrils strongly convex. Body depth 2.75 to 2.8 times in SL (Ref 9808).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found in schools, mainly along outer reef walls to moderate depths in pursuit of plankton (Ref. 48637).

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Randall, J.E., 1994. Unicornfishes of the subgenus Axinurus Perciformes: Acanthuridae: Naso), with description of a new species. Copeia 1994(1):116-124. (Ref. 10671)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 04 May 2010

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 26.5 - 29.1, mean 28 °C (based on 88 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.00 (2.82 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  2.3   ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 43.9 [26.9, 85.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.584 [0.301, 1.009] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.4, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.125 [0.079, 0.230] g/100g; Selenium = 33.8 [17.9, 60.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 60.2 [18.6, 193.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.6 [1.1, 2.3] mg/100g (wet weight);