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Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Nasinae
Etymology: Naso: Latin, nasus = nose (Ref. 45335); caesius: Naso caesius is in reference to its most common ground color which is bluish grey..
More on authors: Randall & Bell.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 15 - 50 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Pacific Ocean: Northern Marianas, Marshall Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Pitcairn group, Society Islands (French Polynesia), Australia and New Caledonia.
आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.6 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 9944)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 6 - 7; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 27 - 30; गुदा कांटा: 2; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 28 - 31. Bluish grey to grey-brown, capable of displaying a colour pattern of vertically elongate blotches (lighter or darker than ground colour) on side and upper part of body. Opercular and preopercular margins not dark brown. Caudal fin uniform in colour. Gill rakers on lower limb of gill arches entirely pale. Edge of lower lip not white (Ref 9808).
Benthopelagic over coral and rock (Ref. 58302). Occurs singly or in aggregations along clear seaward and outer lagoon reefs and channels (Ref. 37816). Feeds in midwater on zooplankton (Ref. 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | पुनरुत्पत्ति | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | लार्वा
Randall, J.E. and L.J. Bell, 1992. Naso caesius, a new acanthurid fish from the Central Pacific. Pac. Sci. 46(3):344-352. (Ref. 9944)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.7 - 28.8, mean 26.5 °C (based on 82 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.3 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
लौटाव (Ref.
120179): माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 40.2 [24.4, 76.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.566 [0.291, 0.972] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.4, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.123 [0.078, 0.227] g/100g; Selenium = 35.6 [18.7, 63.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 56.6 [17.3, 183.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.54 [1.05, 2.21] mg/100g (wet weight);