Biology:Nicholsina
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Nicholsina | |
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| Nicholsina usta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Scaridae |
| Genus: | Nicholsina Fowler, 1915[1] |
| Type species | |
| Cryptotomus beryllinus (as a synonym of Nicholsina usta) Jordan & Swain, 1884[1]
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Nicholsina is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, parrotfishes from the family Scaridae. They are found in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans. The generic name honours the United States ichthyologist John Treadwell Nichols (1883-1958) who was curator of fishes at the American Museum of Natural History.[2]
Species
There are currently three species classified in the genus:[2]
- Nicholsina collettei Schultz 1968
- Nicholsina denticulata (Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917) (Loosetooth parrotfish)
- Nicholsina usta (Valenciennes, 1840) (Emerald parrotfish)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Nicholsina". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=7202.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Nicholsina in FishBase. December 2019 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3021722 entry
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