Species details : Naso hexacanthus (Bleeker, 1855)

Accepted scientific name:
Naso hexacanthus (Bleeker, 1855) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Naso hexacanthus  (Bleeker, 1855)
Synonyms:
Naseus vomer Klunzinger, 1871 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Naseus vomer Klunzinger, 1871
Naso hexacantus (Bleeker, 1855) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Naso hexacantus (Bleeker, 1855)
Naso thorpei Smith, 1966 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Naso thorpei Smith, 1966
Naso vomer (Klunzinger, 1871) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Naso vomer (Klunzinger, 1871)
Priodon hexacanthus Bleeker, 1855 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Priodon hexacanthus Bleeker, 1855
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Geenhoringvis - Afrikaans South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Melango - Carolinian Micronesia Click here to show the literature
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Nááyeew - Carolinian - Click here to show the literature
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Pol - Carolinian - Click here to show the literature
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Tataga tatdong - Carolinian - Click here to show the literature
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Yútúút - Carolinian - Click here to show the literature
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Sorttunget næsehornsfisk - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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Thorpes næsehornsfisk - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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Black unicornfish - English French Polynesia Click here to show the literature
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Blacktongue unicorn - English South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Blacktongue unicornfish - English Guam Click here to show the literature
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Blacktounge unicornfish - English Micronesia Click here to show the literature
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Blacktounge unicornfish - English Niue Click here to show the literature
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Blacktounge unicornfish - English USA Click here to show the literature
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Nohorn unicorn - English South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Sleek unicornfish - English West Nggela Click here to show the literature
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Sleek unicornfish - English Australia Click here to show the literature
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Sleek unicornfish - English Christmas I. Click here to show the literature
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Sleek unicornfish - English Hawaii Click here to show the literature
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Sleek unicornfish - English Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Thorpe's unicornfish - English West Nggela Click here to show the literature
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Thorpe's unicornfish - English Australia Click here to show the literature
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Nason jaune - French Maldives Click here to show the literature
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Nason lisse - French France Click here to show the literature
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Nason noir - French French Polynesia Click here to show the literature
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Kavaga - Gela West Nggela Click here to show the literature
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Opelu kala - Hawaiian Hawaii Click here to show the literature
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Tenguhagi-modoki - Japanese Japan Click here to show the literature
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Debam - Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Dengkis - Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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六棘鼻魚 Liou ji bi yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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六棘鼻魚 Liou ji bi yu Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Click here to show the literature
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六棘鼻鱼 Liu ji bi yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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剝皮 - Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Click here to show the literature
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剝皮仔 - Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Click here to show the literature
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剥皮 Bo pi Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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剥皮仔 Bo pi zai Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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小齒雙板盾尾魚 - Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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小齿双板盾尾鱼 Xiao chi shuang ban dun wei yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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打鐵婆 - Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Click here to show the literature
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打铁婆 Da tie po Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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索氏鼻魚 Suo shih bi yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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索氏鼻鱼 Suo shi bi yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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黑猪哥 Hei zhu ge Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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黑豬哥 - Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Click here to show the literature
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Guassa - Marshallese - Click here to show the literature
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Ik in ae - Marshallese - Click here to show the literature
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Itoito - Misima-Paneati Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Rufia lisa - Portuguese Mozambique Click here to show the literature
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Kaxan - Somali Somalia Click here to show the literature
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Barbero liso - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Puju - Swahili (individual language) Tanzania(Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.) Click here to show the literature
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Isdang ilong - Tagalog Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Ume 'ere'ere - Tahitian Tahiti Click here to show the literature
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Ume kuripo - Tahitian Tahiti Click here to show the literature
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Danggit - Visayan Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Bagis - Waray (Philippines) Philippines(Leyte Gulf) Click here to show the literature
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Dangit - Waray (Philippines) Philippines(Leyte Gulf) Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Kingdom Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Actinopterygii FishBase
Order Perciformes FishBase
Family Acanthuridae FishBase
Genus Naso FishBase
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 9710), including the Mascarene Islands (Ref. 37792) to the Hawaiian, Marquesas and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island.
Lifezones: Brackish,marine
Additional data: -
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-May-2014
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2015   99%
Bibliographic citation: Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858.
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=1263
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:29d982c0-c365-11e4-869f-239583ce8323:col20150401