Sleek Unicornfish
Naso hexacanthus (Bleeker, 1855)
Also calledBarbero Liso (spa) · Nason Jaune (fra) · Nason lisse (fra) · Nason noir (fra) · Rufia Lisa (por) · Tenguhagi-modoki (jpn) · Tenguhagimodoki (jpn) · ume 'ere'ere, ume turipo (tah) · テングハギモドキ (jpn) · Sorttunget Næsehornsfisk (dan)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 1, 2. — General distribution: Red Sea and East Africa, Seychelles and western Mascarenes east to Hawaiian, Marquesas and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Lord Howe Island. Found in clear lagoon reefs and seaward reef slopes, 6 – 150 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. Specimens photographed at Lissenung Island by Dietmar Amon on 14 June 2007; a video of a specimen taken at Martha's Shoal, off eastern New Hanover, at 7 – 41 m depth, St. KR 122, in 2014 (identified by Barry C. Russell).
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 5209121.