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Naso vlamingii (Valenciennes, 1835)

Bignose unicornfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: Bagis, Bakwak, Bignose unicornfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Puerto Princesa, Palawan and Apo Island, Negros Oriental (Ref. 58652), Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276) and Bantayan Is. in northern Cebu (Ref. 114734), Dauin-Apo I. (Ref. 127519), Batangas (San Luis, Bauan, Mabini, Lobo, San Juan), between 3-7 m deep from Feb. - April 2014 (Ref. 107629). Also Ref. 1602, 37792, 53416, 121724.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rau, N. and A. Rau, 1980
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

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

marien rifbewoner; diepte 1 - 50 m (Ref. 9710), usually 1 - 50 m (Ref. 27115).   Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115); 30°N - 30°S, 30°E - 89°W

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Indo-pan-Pacific: East Africa to the Galapagos Is. north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia, Tuamotus, throughout Micronesia

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3145)

Korte beschrijving Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 6; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 26 - 27; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 27 - 29. Adults develop a convexly rounded prominent snout and unusually tall dorsal and anal fins. Side of body with vertical blue lines which break up into small blue spots dorsally and ventrally. A broad blue band extending from eye to front of rostral protuberance (Ref 9808).

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Occurs in deep lagoon and seaward reefs. Found forming loose schools along upper regions of deep drop-offs (Ref. 48637). Forms mid-water aggregations off steep slopes during the day to feed on zooplankton. Usually found alone or in pairs. Omnivorous. Has the ability to show or hide its blue markings (Ref. 9710). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 27115.

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Hoofdreferentie Upload your references | Referenties | Coördinator : Randall, John E. | Medewerkers

Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 06 May 2010

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless




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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.5 - 29, mean 27.6 (based on 684 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02630 (0.01537 - 0.04500), b=3.01 (2.86 - 3.16), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  2.2   ±0.11 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (K=0.264; Tmax=45).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   Medium.