Naso tergus
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| Naso tergus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Genus: | Naso |
| Subgenus: | Naso |
| Species: | N. tergus |
| Binomial name | |
| Naso tergus | |
Naso tergus is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species was first formally described in 2011 from off of the coast of Taiwan after several specimens were collected.
Naso tergus was first formally described in 2011 by Ho-Hsuan Ching, Shen Kang-Ning and Chang Chi-Wei with its type locality given as off Nanfango in Ilan in nortrheastern Taiwan at a depth of 70 to 80 m (230 to 260 ft).[1] This species is classified within the nominate subgenus of the genus Naso.[2] The genus Naso is the only genus in the subfamily Nasinae in the family Acanthuridae.[3]
Etymology
Naso tergus was originally described as a cryptic species which hid among closely related fishes and bore a morphological resemblance to the subadults of those species. The authors chose the Latin word tergus as its specific name, this name means "hide". However, it means "hide" as a noun, i.e. the hide of an animal, rather than the verb which means to conceal.[2]