Species details : Naso brachycentron (Valenciennes, 1835)

Accepted scientific name:
Naso brachycentron (Valenciennes, 1835) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Naso brachycentron  (Valenciennes, 1835)
Synonyms:
Naseus brachycentron Valenciennes, 1835 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Naseus brachycentron Valenciennes, 1835
Naso branchycentron (Valenciennes, 1835) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Naso branchycentron (Valenciennes, 1835)
Naso rigoletto Smith, 1951 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Naso rigoletto Smith, 1951
Prionolepis hewitti Smith, 1931 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Prionolepis hewitti Smith, 1931
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Boggel-eenhoringvis - Afrikaans South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Gium - Carolinian Micronesia Click here to show the literature
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Bagis - Cebuano Philippines(Cagayan de Oro) Click here to show the literature
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Indangan - Cebuano Philippines(Cebu) Click here to show the literature
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Pukkelrygget næsehornsfisk - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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Sungan - Davawenyo Philippines(Davao) Click here to show the literature
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Humpback unicornfish - English West Nggela Click here to show the literature
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Humpback unicornfish - English Australia Click here to show the literature
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Humpback unicornfish - English Micronesia Click here to show the literature
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Humpback unicornfish - English Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Humpback unicornfish - English Philippines(Metro Manila; Jolo, Sulu; Dapa, Surigao del Norte) Click here to show the literature
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Humpback unicornfish - English South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Humpback unicornfish - English USA Click here to show the literature
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Ringtailed unicornfish - English Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Nason bossu - French French Polynesia Click here to show the literature
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Nason bossu - French Maldives Click here to show the literature
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Kavaga - Gela West Nggela Click here to show the literature
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Oni-tenguhagi - 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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Komban-karukkan - Malayalam India(Laccadives Island) Click here to show the literature
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കൊന്പന് കരുക്കന്  - Malayalam India
കൊന്വന് കറുക്കന് - Malayalam India
剝皮仔 Bo pi zai Mandarin Chinese Taiwan 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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短棘鼻魚 Duan ji bi yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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短棘鼻鱼 Duan ji bi yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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粗棘鼻魚 Cu ji bi yu Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Click here to show the literature
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粗棘鼻鱼 Cu ji bi yu Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Kumay tandukan - Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug Philippines(Jolo, Sulu) Click here to show the literature
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Siusiu - Misima-Paneati Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Taipehepehe - Misima-Paneati Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Rufia concurda - Portuguese Mozambique Click here to show the literature
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Suyahan - Surigaonon Philippines(Dapa, Surigao del Norte) Click here to show the literature
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Puju - Swahili (individual language) Kenya(Mombasa and Mtwapa area) Click here to show the literature
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Surahan - Tagalog Philippines(Calauag, Quezon) Click here to show the literature
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Tudluan - Tagalog Philippines(Metro Manila) Click here to show the literature
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Ume tuapuu - Tahitian Tahiti Click here to show the literature
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Gangis - Waray (Philippines) Philippines(Catbalogan, Samar) Click here to show the literature
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Surahan - Waray (Philippines) Philippines(Catbalogan, Samar) 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: East Africa to the Marquesan and Society islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Vanuatu.
Lifezones: 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=6020
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fd8e4287-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401