Clarke's triplefin

Trinorfolkia clarkei, known commonly as the Clarke's triplefin or Clarke's threefin,[3] is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Trinorfolkia.[2] It was described by Alexander Morton in 1888 from specimens collected from Clarke Island in the Bass Strait.[4] This species occurs I southern and western Australia from Camden Haven in New South Wales to Rottnest Island in Western Australia and around Tasmania. It occurs on coastal reefs and in estuaries frequently being observed around the pylons supporting structures such as jetties.[3]

Clarke's triplefin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Trinorfolkia
Species:
T. clarkei
Binomial name
Trinorfolkia clarkei
(Morton, 1888)
Synonyms[2]
  • Gillias clarkei (Morton, 1888)
  • Helcogramma clarkei (Morton, 1888)
  • Norfolkia clarkei (Morton, 1888)
  • Tripterygion clarkii (Morton, 1888)
  • Tripterygium clarkei Morton, 1888
  • Tripterygium striaticeps Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888
  • Norfolkia striaticeps (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888)
  • Tripterygion striaticeps (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888)
  • Tripterygium macleayanum Lucas, 1891

References
  1. Williams, J. & Holleman, W. (2014). "Trinorfolkia clarkei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179024A1560736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179024A1560736.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Trinorfolkia clarkei" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Bray, D.J. (2018). "Trinorfolkia clarkei". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Tripterygium clarkei". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
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