Naso tuberosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Acanthuridae |
Genus: | Naso |
Species: | N. tuberosus |
Binomial name | |
Naso tuberosus Lacépède, 1801 |
Naso tuberosus is a tropical fish found in coral reefs in the central Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1] It was first named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1801,[1] and is commonly known as the Humpnose unicornfish.[2] It feeds primarily on Caulerpa.[1]