Species Norfolkia squamiceps (McCulloch & Waite, 1916)
Scalyhead Threefin, Lord Howe Scaly-headed Triplefin, Scalyhead Triplefin
- Gillias squamiceps McCulloch, A.R. & Waite, E.R. 1916. Additions to the fish fauna of Lord Howe Island. No. 5. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 40: 437-451 pls 40-43 [449, pl. 49, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.5401, Lord Howe Island. - Norfolkia lairdi Fowler, H.W. 1953. On a collection of fishes made by Dr. Marshall Laird at Norfolk Island. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 81(2): 257-267 figs 1-12 [264, fig. 12].
Type data:
Holotype ANSP 101773, Norfolk Island.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Fricke, R. 1994. Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the Southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 species (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae 24: 1-585 figs 1-130 [473]
Generic Combinations
- Norfolkia squamiceps (McCulloch & Waite, 1916). —
Whitley, G.P. 1956. Ichthyological notes. The Australian Zoologist 12(3): 251-261 [261]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Townshend Island, QLD (22°12'S) to Byron Bay (28°38'S), NSW and Middleton Reef (29°28'S) and Elizabeth Reef (29°57'S), off NSW, and Norfolk Island; subtropical, south-west Pacific (New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands).
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
- Gill, A.C. & Reader, S.E. 1992. Fishes. pp. 90-93, 193-228 in Hutchings, P. (ed.). Reef Biology. A Survey of Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs, South Pacific. Canberra : Australian National Parks Vol. 3, Kowari 230 pp.
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [329]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, marine.
General References
Fricke, R 1997. Tripterygiid fishes of the western and central Pacific, with descriptions of 15 new species, including an annotated checklist of world Tripterygiidae (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae 29: 1-607 figs 1-110 [512]
Fricke, R. 1994. Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the Southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 species (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae 24: 1-585 figs 1-130 [473]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [54] (1928)
Common Name References
Fricke, R. 1994. Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the Southwest Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of 2 new genera and 16 species (Teleostei). Theses Zoologicae 24: 1-585 figs 1-130 [473] (Lord Howe Scaly-headed Triplefin)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [522] (Scalyhead Triplefin)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Scalyhead Threefin)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 01-Feb-2013 | 01-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |