|
Norfolkia
''Norfolkia'' is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae. They are found I the Indo-Pacific region. Species There are four species currently recognised in ''Norfolkia'': * Tropical scaly-headed triplefin, '' Norfolkia brachylepis'' (Schultz, 1960) * Leeuwin triplefin, '' Norfolkia leeuwin'' Fricke, 1994 * Scalyhead triplefin, '' Norfolkia squamiceps'' (McCulloch & Waite, 1916) * Thomas' triplefin, '' Norfolkia thomasi'' Whitley, 1964 Etymology Fowler described ''Norfolkia lairdi'' from a type collected at Kingston, Norfolk Island Kingston ( Norf'k: ''Daun a'Taun''Buffett, Alice Inez, ''Speak Norfolk Today: An Encyclopedia of the Norfolk Island language'', Himii Publishing, Norfolk Island 1999: 24) is the administrative centre of the Australian external territory of Norfol ... and named the new genus after the island. References Tripterygiidae {{blenniiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolkia
''Norfolkia'' is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae. They are found I the Indo-Pacific region. Species There are four species currently recognised in ''Norfolkia'': * Tropical scaly-headed triplefin, '' Norfolkia brachylepis'' (Schultz, 1960) * Leeuwin triplefin, '' Norfolkia leeuwin'' Fricke, 1994 * Scalyhead triplefin, '' Norfolkia squamiceps'' (McCulloch & Waite, 1916) * Thomas' triplefin, '' Norfolkia thomasi'' Whitley, 1964 Etymology Fowler described ''Norfolkia lairdi'' from a type collected at Kingston, Norfolk Island Kingston ( Norf'k: ''Daun a'Taun''Buffett, Alice Inez, ''Speak Norfolk Today: An Encyclopedia of the Norfolk Island language'', Himii Publishing, Norfolk Island 1999: 24) is the administrative centre of the Australian external territory of Norfol ... and named the new genus after the island. References Tripterygiidae {{blenniiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |