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Norfolkia thomasi Whitley, 1964

Thomas' triplefin
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New Caledonia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: of no interest | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Loyalty Islands.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nc.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fricke, R., 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Tripterygiidae (Triplefin blennies) > Tripterygiinae
Etymology: Norfolkia: Named for the Norfolk Island ( In 1953 Henry W. Fowler named this new genus on a Collection of Fishes Made by Dr. Marshall Laird at Norfolk Island) (R.Bajol, pers.comm. 04/2016)..
  More on author: Whitley.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 20 m (Ref. 13227).   Tropical

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Western Pacific: Western Australia in the eastern Indian Ocean to New Caledonia, Rapa, the Tuamoto Archipelago and Mangaréva.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 54980)

Descrição suscinta Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 18 - 19; Raios dorsais (total) : 9 - 11; Espinhos anais: 2; Raios anais : 20 - 22. Scales from head posteriorly to behind the eye but none on cheek; lobate supraorbital tentacle; body coloration white; yellow or orange on scale edges; 6 uneven, oblique, dark brown bands bifurcating ventrally; uneven brown bar below eye with white posterior border; females with thin, oblique, red and white bands on second and third dorsal fins; dull orange in males. Dorsal rays IV + XIV-XV + 9-11 (typically XV + 10); pectoral rays usually 15; lateral line discontinuous, 12-15 + 24-27; mandibular pores 3 + 2 + 3 (Ref. 54980).

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Adults are found in coral reefs and intertidal pools (Ref. 13227). Eggs are hemispherical and covered with numerous sticky threads that anchor them in the algae on the nesting sites (Ref. 240). Larvae are planktonic which occur primarily in shallow, nearshore waters (Ref. 94114).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Fricke, Ronald | Colaboradores

Fricke, R., 1994. Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean (Teleostei). Theses Zool. 24:1-585. (Ref. 13227)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)


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