Naso elegans

Naso elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acanthuroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Acanthuriformes Subordo: Acanthuroidei

Familia: Acanthuridae
Genus: Naso
Species: Naso elegans

Name

Naso elegans (Rüppell, 1829)

• Type locality: Northern Red Sea.
• Holotype (unique): SMF 7644 (dry)

Synonymy

• Aspisurus elegans Rüppell, 1829 [Protonym]

References

• Rüppell, E. 1828–1830. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner). 1–141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1–35. [Part 1 (1828): 1–26, Pls. 1–6; part 2 (1829): 27–94, Pls. 7–24; part 3 (1830): 95–141, Pls. 25–35.] BHL Reference page.  [See page 61, Pl. 16 (fig. 2.)]

Vernacular names

English: Elegant Unicornfish