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Naso lituratus (Forster, 1801)

Orangespine unicornfish
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Common names: Ikan hitam, Kutiteh, Naso
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from southwest Sumatra to Timor Sea (Ref. 5978, 47567); including Mentawai Islands (Ref. 27157). Note that N. elegans also occurs in Bali (Ref. 37792). Also recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Manado and vicinity, Togean and Banggai Islands (Ref. 47567). Also Ref. 8631, 37792, 48637.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. and P.J. Kailola, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 90 m (Ref. 9710), usually 5 - 30 m (Ref. 37792).   Tropical; 35°N - 30°S, 105°E - 130°W

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