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Norfolkia

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Norfolkia
Tropical scaly-headed triplefin (Norfolkia brachylepis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Subfamily: Tripterygiinae
Genus: Norfolkia
Fowler, 1953
Type species
Norfolkia lairdi
Fowler, 1953[1]
Species

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Norfolkia is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae. They are found I the Indo-Pacific region.

Species

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There are four species currently recognised in Norfolkia:[2]

Etymology

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Fowler described Norfolkia lairdi from a type collected at Kingston, Norfolk Island[1] and named the new genus after the island.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). """Norfolkia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Norfolkia". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ 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 27 May 2019.