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Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Nasinae
Etymology: Naso: Latin, nasus = nose (Ref. 45335); mcdadei: Named in honor of Michael McDade, collector of the type specimens (Ref. 37792).
Eponymy: Michael McDade is a spearfisherman and records officer for the Australian Underwater Federation. He has collected and donated specimens to the Queensland Museum, including much of the type material of this species. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 5 - 65 m (Ref. 57178). Tropical; 10°S - 22°S, 114°E - 124°E (Ref. 57253)
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the Great Barrier Reef, including the Timor Sea.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 37792)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 5; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 28 - 31; Afterflossenstacheln: 2; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 26 - 29.
Inhabits steep drop-offs of offshore coral reefs or rocky outcrops (Ref. 37792). Feeds on algae and larger zooplankton (Ref. 37792). Solitary or in groups (Ref. 90102). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Randall, J.E., 2001. Surgeonfishes of Hawai'i and the world.. Mutual Publishing and Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i. 123 p. (Ref. 37792)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.4 - 28.2, mean 27.2 °C (based on 40 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02089 (0.00974 - 0.04480), b=2.96 (2.78 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.31 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (57 of 100).