Leeuwin triplefin | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Tripterygiidae |
Genus: | Norfolkia |
Species: | N. leeuwin
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Binomial name | |
Norfolkia leeuwin
Fricke, 1994
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The Leeuwin triplefin (Norfolkia leeuwin) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Norfolkia. [2] It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1994. [3] This species is found in the southern part of the coast of Western Australia from the Houtmon's Abrolhos Islands to the Recherche Archipelago. [1] It is found in rocky reefs. [4] Its specific name references the Leeuwin Current which influences the coastal areas in which this fish occurs. [5]
Leeuwin triplefin | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Tripterygiidae |
Genus: | Norfolkia |
Species: | N. leeuwin
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Binomial name | |
Norfolkia leeuwin
Fricke, 1994
|
The Leeuwin triplefin (Norfolkia leeuwin) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Norfolkia. [2] It was described by Ronald Fricke in 1994. [3] This species is found in the southern part of the coast of Western Australia from the Houtmon's Abrolhos Islands to the Recherche Archipelago. [1] It is found in rocky reefs. [4] Its specific name references the Leeuwin Current which influences the coastal areas in which this fish occurs. [5]