nicholsi, Anthias Firth [F. E.] 1933:158, Fig. [Copeia 1933 (no. 4); ref. 16484] East by south of Chesapeake Light Vessel, off Virginia, U.S.A., depth 40-50 fathoms (73-91 meters). Holotype: USNM 92936. Paratypes: AMNH 12337 (1), 20933 [ex USNM] (1); USNM (1 or 2). Type catalog: Anderson 2018:8 [ref. 36146]. •Valid as Anthias nicholsi Firth 1933 -- (Robins & Ray 1986:144 [ref. 23100], Scott & Scott 1988:362 [ref. 25518], McAllister 1990:138 [ref. 14674], Baldwin 1990:927 [ref. 21029], Bullock & Smith 1991:14 [ref. 36591], Boschung 1992:104 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:424 [ref. 23827], Anderson & Baldwin 2000:371 [ref. 24574], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:156 [ref. 27754], Klein-MacPhee in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:391 [ref. 26158], Heemstra et al. 2003:1331 [ref. 27060], Moore et al. 2003:225 [ref. 27076], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:75 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:126 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:129 [ref. 28815], Anderson & Heemstra 2012:78 [ref. 31956], Page et al. 2013:131 [ref. 32708], Anderson et al. 2017:75 [ref. 35505], Anderson 2018:8 [ref. 36146], Klautau et al. 2020:9 [ref. 37903], Parenti & Randall 2020:9 [ref. 37354], Carvalho-Filho 2023:113 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Anthias nicholsi Firth 1933. Anthiadidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia (Canada) and east coast of U.S.A. south to Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Habitat: marine.