''Norfolkia leeuwin'', known commonly as the Leeuwin triplefin, is a species of
triplefin
Threefin or triplefin blennies are blenniiforms, small percomorph marine fish of the family Tripterygiidae. Found in tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, the family contains about 150 species in 30 genera. Th ...
blenny in the genus ''
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'' ...
''.
It was
described by Ronald Fricke in 1994.
This species is found in the southern part of the coast of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
from the
Houtmon's Abrolhos Islands to the
Recherche Archipelago.
It is found in rocky reefs.
Its
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
references the
Leeuwin Current which influences the coastal areas in which this fish occurs.
References
Leeuwin triplefin
''Norfolkia leeuwin'', known commonly as the Leeuwin triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus '' Norfolkia''. It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1994. This species is found in the southern part of the coast of Western Australia ...
Fish described in 1994
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