Scaly-headed triplefin
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]
| Scaly-headed triplefin | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Karalepis |
| Species: | K. stewarti |
| Binomial name | |
| Karalepis stewarti Hardy, 1984 | |
References
- 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.
- 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.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
External references
- "Karalepis stewarti". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
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