WoRMS taxon details
Naso hexacanthus (Bleeker, 1855)
219667 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219667)
accepted
Species
Callicanthus hexacanthus (Bleeker, 1855) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Naseus vomer Klunzinger, 1871 · unaccepted
Naso hexacantus (Bleeker, 1855) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Naso tapeinosoma · unaccepted (Junior synonym)
Naso thorpei Smith, 1966 · unaccepted
Naso vomer (Klunzinger, 1871) · unaccepted
Priodon hexacanthus Bleeker, 1855 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Priodon hexacanthus Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Zesde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 8 (no. 3): 391-434. [details]
Description Inhabits seaward dropoffs, but usually found below 18 m. Forms schools. Mainly diurnal, it feeds on zooplankton, crab...
Description Inhabits seaward dropoffs, but usually found below 18 m. Forms schools. Mainly diurnal, it feeds on zooplankton, crab larvae, arrow worms, pelagic tunicates, and occasionally filamentous red algae. The species is never poisonous (Ref. 4795). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Naso hexacanthus (Bleeker, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219667 on 2025-05-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Priodon hexacanthus Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Zesde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 8 (no. 3): 391-434. [details]
original description (of Naseus vomer Klunzinger, 1871) Klunzinger, C. B. (1871). Synopsis der Fische des Rothen Meeres. II. Theil. <em>Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> 21: 441-688., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16425732#page/595/mode/1up [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]
original description (of Naseus vomer Klunzinger, 1871) Klunzinger, C. B. (1871). Synopsis der Fische des Rothen Meeres. II. Theil. <em>Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> 21: 441-688., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16425732#page/595/mode/1up [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] 
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits seaward dropoffs, but usually found below 18 m. Forms schools. Mainly diurnal, it feeds on zooplankton, crab larvae, arrow worms, pelagic tunicates, and occasionally filamentous red algae. The species is never poisonous (Ref. 4795). [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (125 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Naso tapeinosoma)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Naso vomer (Klunzinger, 1871))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Naseus vomer Klunzinger, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Priodon hexacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Priodon hexacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Naso hexacanthus)
To FishBase (from synonym Naso vomer (Klunzinger, 1871))
To FishBase (from synonym Naso thorpei Smith, 1966)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Priodon hexacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Naseus vomer Klunzinger, 1871)
To FishBase images (Naso hexacanthus, Maldives, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (367 nucleotides; 174 proteins)
To GenBank (367 nucleotides; 174 proteins) (from synonym Priodon hexacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Naso hexacanthus FIN026092 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Naso hexacanthus USNM 403369 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Naso vomer RAD112371-001) (from synonym Naso vomer (Klunzinger, 1871))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Naso tapeinosoma)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Naso vomer (Klunzinger, 1871))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Naseus vomer Klunzinger, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Priodon hexacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Priodon hexacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Naso hexacanthus)
To FishBase (from synonym Naso vomer (Klunzinger, 1871))
To FishBase (from synonym Naso thorpei Smith, 1966)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Priodon hexacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Naseus vomer Klunzinger, 1871)
To FishBase images (Naso hexacanthus, Maldives, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To FishSounds
To GenBank (367 nucleotides; 174 proteins)
To GenBank (367 nucleotides; 174 proteins) (from synonym Priodon hexacanthus Bleeker, 1855)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Naso hexacanthus FIN026092 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Naso hexacanthus USNM 403369 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Naso vomer RAD112371-001) (from synonym Naso vomer (Klunzinger, 1871))
To ITIS
