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Etymology: Naso: Latin, nasus = nose (Ref. 45335); mcdadei: Named in honor of Michael McDade, collector of the type specimens (Ref. 37792).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 65 m (Ref. 57178). Tropical, preferred ?; 10°S - 22°S, 114°E - 124°E (Ref. 57253)
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the Great Barrier Reef, including the Timor Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37792)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Inhabits steep drop-offs of offshore coral reefs or rocky outcrops (Ref. 37792). Feeds on algae and larger zooplankton (Ref. 37792). Solitary or in groups (Ref. 90102). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E., 2001. Surgeonfishes of Hawai'i and the world.. Mutual Publishing and Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i. 123 p. (Ref. 37792)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00910 - 0.04376), b=3.00 (2.82 - 3.18), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.31 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
69278): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (57 of 100) .