Scalyhead triplefin

Norfolkia squamiceps, known commonly as the Scalyhead triplefin, 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]

Scalyhead triplefin
Scientific classification
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 squamiceps McCulloch & Waite, 1916
  • Norfolkia lairdi Fowler, 1953

References
  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Norfolkia squamiceps" in 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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