| Citation | Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986, A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America.. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. |
| Ref. | 7251 Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986 |
| Page | 211 |
| Named Used as Valid | Sparisoma rubripinne |
| Comment | Mention from South America, Atlantic (Brazil) refers to S. axillare and species is found in the Gulf (Ref. 88982). |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Western Central Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; absent in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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