The Clarke's triplefin or Clarke's threefin (Trinorfolkia clarkei)[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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Trinorfolkia |
| Species: | T. clarkei
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| Trinorfolkia clarkei (Morton, 1888)
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References edit
- ^ 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. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Trinorfolkia clarkei" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ a b Bray, D.J. (2018). "Trinorfolkia clarkei". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ 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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