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Craterocephalus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Craterocephalinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Atheriniformes

Family
  
Atherinidae

Scientific name
  
Craterocephalus

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Murray hardyhead, Fly‑specked hardyhead, Darling River hardyhead, Dalhousie hardyhead, Drysdale hardyhead

Australian native fish flyspecked hardyhead craterocephalus stercusmuscarum boyne river


Craterocephalus is a genus of small and slender brackish or freshwater silversides from Australia and New Guinea. It is the most diverse genus in the family Atherinidae, containing 25 of the 71 species.

Contents

Craterocephalus Craterocephalus fulvus

Native fish blackmast or strawman craterocephalus stramineus in the wild


Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

Craterocephalus Craterocephalus

  • Craterocephalus amniculus Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990 (Darling River hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus capreoli Rendahl (de), 1922 (Rendahl's hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus centralis Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990 (Finke River hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus cuneiceps Whitley, 1944 (Murchison River hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus dalhousiensis Ivantsoff & Glover, 1974 (Dalhousie hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus eyresii (Steindachner, 1883) (Lake Eyre hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus fistularis Crowley, Ivantsoff & G. R. Allen, 1995
  • Craterocephalus fluviatilis McCulloch, 1912 (Murray hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus gloveri Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990 (Glover's hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus helenae Ivantsoff, Crowley & G. R. Allen, 1987 (Drysdale hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus honoriae (J. D. Ogilby, 1912) (estuarine hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus kailolae Ivantsoff, Crowley & G. R. Allen, 1987 (Kailola's hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus lacustris Trewavas, 1940 (Kutubu hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus laisapi Larson, Ivantsoff & Crowley, 2005
  • Craterocephalus lentiginosus Ivantsoff, Crowley & G. R. Allen, 1987 (Prince Regent hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus marianae Ivantsoff, Crowley & G. R. Allen, 1987 (Magela hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus marjoriae Whitley, 1948 (Marjorie's hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus mugiloides (McCulloch, 1912) (spotted hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus munroi Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1988 (Munro's hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus nouhuysi (M. C. W. Weber, 1910) (mountain hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus pauciradiatus (Günther, 1861) (few-ray hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus pimatuae Crowley, Ivantsoff & G. R. Allen, 1991 (Pima hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus randi Nichols & Raven, 1934 (Kubuna hardyhead)
  • Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum (Günther, 1867)
  • Craterocephalus stramineus (Whitley, 1950) (strawman)

    • Craterocephalus Craterocephalus stramineus

    Craterocephalus Marjorie39s Hardyhead Craterocephalus marjoriae Australian Museum

    Craterocephalus Flickr photos tagged craterocephalus Picssr

    Craterocephalus NAFF Fish Atlas Northern Territory

    References

    Craterocephalus Wikipedia
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