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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scaridae Parrotfishes
Subfamily: Sparisomatinae
Genus: Nicholsina

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3 species (see list below)

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 24 cm SL
 
Nicholsina collettei
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Nicholsina denticulata (Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Nicholsina denticulata
[Loosetooth parrotfish]

Photo by Cox, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Nicholsina usta (Valenciennes, 1840)

Photo by Cox, C.
 
Nicholsina usta
[Emerald parrotfish]
3 Species of Family Scaridae with Genus Nicholsina
(Parrotfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1968 Nicholsina collettei Eastern Atlantic 24 SL
1917 Nicholsina denticulata Loosetooth parrotfish Eastern Pacific 32 TL
1840 Nicholsina usta Emerald parrotfish Western Atlantic 30 TL



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