Nicholsina
Genus of fishes
| Nicholsina | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nicholsina usta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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] | |
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 American 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
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Nicholsina". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Nicholsina in FishBase. December 2019 version.
