Scalyhead triplefin

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Scalyhead triplefin
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Norfolkia
Species:
N. squamiceps
Binomial name
Norfolkia squamiceps
(McCulloch & Waite, 1916)
Synonyms [2]
  • Gillias squamicepsMcCulloch & Waite, 1916
  • Norfolkia lairdi Fowler, 1953

The scalyhead triplefin (Norfolkia squamiceps) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Norfolkia . [2] It was described by Allan Riverstone McCulloch and Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1916. [3] Under the synonym Norfolkia lairdi it was the type species of Fowler's new genus. [4] This species has been recorded from off Queensland, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. [1] The adults occur in tidal pools among areas of coral reef. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Williams, J.; Holleman, W. (2014). "Norfolkia squamiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T179065A1565676. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179065A1565676.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Norfolkia squamiceps". FishBase . April 2019 version.
  3. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Norfolkia squamiceps". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ↑ 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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