Literature

• Adler, A. 2009. Habitat use, nocturnal behavior, and differences between phases of five common parrotfish species in Bonaire, N.A. Physis 6: 1-6.
• Anderson, C.L., Tassell, J.L. van, Brown, B., Robertson, D.R., Piontek, S., Hoetjes, P.C., Sparks, J.S., Kramer, A. & Buurt, G. van 2006. Preliminary list of fishes from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute expedition to Curaçao with comparison to previously formulated lists. [link]
• Baehr, L. 2007. Color matching during shadow stalking by the West Atlantic Trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus. Physis 2: 15-19.
• Beek, I.J.M. van, Meesters, E.H.W.G. 2013. Saba Bank research expedition 2011 - Progress report. 46 pp. IMARES, Wageningen UR.
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• Coddington, J. 2008. The Effects of Intruder Size on the Territoriality of the Threespot Damselfish (Stegastes planifrons). Physis 3: 7-12.
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Literature references linked to higher taxa

• Buurt, G. van 2014. Caquetío Indians on Curaçao during colonial times and Caquetío words in the Papiamentu language. Some names of Animals and Plants in Papiamentu. 93pp. Fundashon pa Planifikashon di Idioma & University of Curaçao. (Scaridae)
• Robertson, D.R., Tassell, J. van 2015. Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean: online information system. Version 1.0. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panamá.. [link] (Actinopterygii)