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Elongate Unicornfish
Naso lopezi Herre, 1927
Also calledNaga-tenguhagi-modoki (jpn) · Nagatenguhagimodoki (jpn) · ナガテングハギモドキ (jpn) · Aflang næsehornsfisk (dan)
First described in: Herre, A.W.C.T. (1927). Philippine surgeon fishes and moorish idols. <em>Philippine Journal of Science.</em> 34 (4): 403-478, Pls. 1-16.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2. — General distribution: Java (Indonesia) east to Philippines and Vanuatu, north to southern Japan, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. Found on steep seaward reef dropoffs, 6 – 50 m depth. Marine.
Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
materials_examined
Status at New Ireland. New record, based on specimens observed at Kavieng fish market in 2004 – 2005 by Jeff Kinch during CFMDP Survey.
Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5209118.