WoRMS taxon details
Naso tuberosus Lacepède, 1801
219675 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219675)
accepted
Species
Cyphomycter tuberosus (Lacepede, 1802) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34. [details]
Description Inhabits shallow mouths and seaward reefs from 3 to at least 20 m. Often seen in small groups. Probably feeds on fleshy...
Description Inhabits shallow mouths and seaward reefs from 3 to at least 20 m. Often seen in small groups. Probably feeds on fleshy benthic algae. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Naso tuberosus Lacepède, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219675 on 2025-06-21
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Nomenclature
original description
Lacepède, B.G.E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits shallow mouths and seaward reefs from 3 to at least 20 m. Often seen in small groups. Probably feeds on fleshy benthic algae. [details]
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cyphomycter tuberosus (Lacepede, 1802))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Naso tuberosus)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Naso tuberosus, by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Naso tuberosus RAD112369-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Naso tuberosus RAD112369-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cyphomycter tuberosus (Lacepede, 1802))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Naso tuberosus)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Naso tuberosus, by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Naso tuberosus RAD112369-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Naso tuberosus RAD112369-001)
To ITIS
