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Scaly headed triplefin

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Karalepis

Higher classification
  
Karalepis

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Tripterygiidae

Scientific name
  
Karalepis stewarti

Rank
  
Species

The scaly-headed triplefin, Karalepis stewarti, is a triplefin, the only species in the genus Karalepis, found around the north east of the North Island of New Zealand from depths of about 5 to 30 m, in reef areas of broken rock.

References

Scaly-headed triplefin Wikipedia