Scalyhead Triplefin

Norfolkia squamiceps

Six Point Six Centimeters Tripterygiid Fish of New Caledonia

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

The scalyhead triplefin (Norfolkia squamiceps) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Norfolkia. It was described by Allan Riverstone McCulloch and Edgar Ravenswood Waite in 1916. Under the synonym Norfolkia lairdi it was the type species of Fowler's new genus.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Norfolkia
Maximum length: 6.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: Australia, including Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Middleton Reef, and Elizabeth Reef; and New Caledonia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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