• Source: Nicholsina

Nicholsina is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, parrotfishes from the family Labridae. 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.




Species


There are currently three species classified in the genus:

Nicholsina collettei Schultz 1968
Nicholsina denticulata (Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917) (Loosetooth parrotfish)
Nicholsina usta (Valenciennes, 1840) (Emerald parrotfish)




References

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• Ikan kakatua
• Nicholsina
• Parrotfish
• List of least concern perciform fishes
• John Treadwell Nichols