Biology:Scaly-headed triplefin
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Short description: Species of fish
| Scaly-headed triplefin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Karalepis |
| Species: | K. stewarti
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| Binomial name | |
| Karalepis stewarti Hardy, 1984
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The scaly-headed triplefin, Karalepis stewarti, is a triplefin, the only species in the genus Karalepis. It is endemic to New Zealand where it is found around North Island, South Island, the Three Kings Islands, Snares Island and Stewart Island.[1] It is a nocturnal species[2] It occurs at depths of about 5 to 30 metres (16 to 98 ft), in reef areas of broken rock.[3] The specific name honours Andy Stewart of the Department of Fishes at the National Museum of New Zealand.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clements, K.D. (2014). "Karalepis stewarti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T179029A1561343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179029A1561343.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/179029/1561343. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Karalepis stewarti" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ↑ Tony Ayling; Geoffrey Cox (1982). Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand. William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand. ISBN 0-00-216987-8.
- ↑ "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 29 January 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes1/.
External references
- "Karalepis stewarti". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=638554. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
Wikidata ☰ Q2108320 entry
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