Norfolkia is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae. They are found I the Indo-Pacific region.

Species There are four species currently recognised in Norfolkia:

Tropical scaly-headed triplefin, Norfolkia brachylepis (Schultz, 1960) Leeuwin triplefin, Norfolkia leeuwin Fricke, 1994 Scalyhead triplefin, Norfolkia squamiceps (McCulloch & Waite, 1916) Thomas' triplefin, Norfolkia thomasi Whitley, 1964

Etymology Fowler described Norfolkia lairdi from a type collected at Kingston, Norfolk Island and named the new genus after the island.

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