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Naso tuberosus (humpheaded unicornfish; Humpnose unicornfish)

Synonyms: Acanthurus nasus; Cyphomycter tuberosus (homotypic); Naseus tuber
Language: Cebuano; Davawenyo; Malayalam; Mandarin Chinese; Other; Portuguese; Surigaonon; Tagalog; Waray-waray

Wikipedia Abstract

Naso tuberosus is a tropical fish found in coral reefs in the central Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is commonly known as the humpnose unicornfish. It feeds primarily on Caulerpa species of green algae.
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Consumers

Parasitized by 
Affecauda annulata[1]
Lecithocladium chingi[1]
Lecithocladium invasor[1]
Preptetos caballeroi[1]
Preptetos xesuri[1]

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0