Leeuwin triplefin

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Leeuwin triplefin
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Norfolkia
Species:
N. leeuwin
Binomial name
Norfolkia leeuwin
Fricke, 1994

The Leeuwin triplefin (Norfolkia leeuwin) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Norfolkia . [2] It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1994. [3] This species is found in the southern part of the coast of Western Australia from the Houtmon's Abrolhos Islands to the Recherche Archipelago. [1] It is found in rocky reefs. [4] Its specific name references the Leeuwin Current which influences the coastal areas in which this fish occurs. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Williams, J.; Holleman, W. (2014). "Norfolkia leeuwin". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T178956A1552372. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178956A1552372.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Norfolkia leeuwin". FishBase . April 2019 version.
  3. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Norfolkia leeuwin". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Bray, D.J. (2017). "Norfolkia leeuwin". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  5. ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 May 2019.


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