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Tropical scaly-headed triplefin

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Tropical scaly-headed triplefin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Norfolkia
Species:
N. brachylepis
Binomial name
Norfolkia brachylepis
(Schultz, 1960)
Synonyms[2]
  • Tripterygion brachylepis Schultz, 1960
  • Enneapterygius brachylepis (Schultz, 1960)
  • Norfolkia springeri Clark, 1980

The tropical scaly-headed triplefin (Norfolkia brachylepis) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Norfolkia.[2] It was described by Leonard Schultz in 1960.[3] This is an Indo-Pacific species which is distributed from the Red Sea to Fiji, north to the Izu Islands and south to Australia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Holleman, W. (2014). "Norfolkia brachylepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178992A1556629. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178992A1556629.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Species in genus Norfolkia". FishBase. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |brachylepismonth= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Norfolkia brachylepis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 May 2019.