Nicholsina usta

Author
Valenciennes, 1840
Common Names
  • Emerald Parrotfish

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
73 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Atlantic. 40°N to Brazil, Antilles
Habitat-Biology
  • demersal
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
  • seagrass
References

  • McEachran, J. D., and J. D. Fechhelm. 2005. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 2: Scorpaeniformes to Tetraodontiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin, TX. 1004 pp.

  • Schultz, L. P. 1958. Review of the parrotfishes family Scaridae. Bulletin of the U.S. National Museum 214: 1–143.

  • Westneat, M. W. 2002b. Scaridae. Pp. 1723–1739 in K. E. Carpenter, ed. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 3. Bony fishes part 2 (Opistognathidae to Molidae). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. FAO, Rome.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

McEachran, J. D. 2009. Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-09-2024.

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