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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae Silversides
Subfamily: Craterocephalinae
Genus: Craterocephalus

(See list of species below)


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26 species (see list below)

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Oceania
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
 
Craterocephalus amniculus
[Darling river hardyhead]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Craterocephalus capreoli Rendahl, 1922

Photo by FAO
 
Craterocephalus capreoli
[North-west hardyhead]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Craterocephalus centralis
[Finke river hardyhead]

Photo by Good, P.

Oceania
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Craterocephalus cuneiceps Whitley, 1944

Photo by Good, P.
 
Craterocephalus cuneiceps
[Deep hardyhead]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Craterocephalus dalhousiensis
[Dalhousie hardyhead]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Craterocephalus eyresii
[Lake Eyre hardyhead]
No picture found
Asia
 
Craterocephalus fistularis
[]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Craterocephalus fluviatilis
[Murray hardyhead]
No picture found
Oceania
 
Craterocephalus fulvus
[Unspecked hardyhead]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 5.2 cm SL
 
Craterocephalus gloveri
[Glovers hardyhead]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Craterocephalus helenae
[Drysdale hardyhead]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Craterocephalus honoriae (Ogilby, 1912)

Photo by FAO
 
Craterocephalus honoriae
[Estuarine hardyhead]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Craterocephalus kailolae
[Kailola's hardyhead]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Craterocephalus lacustris
[Kutubu hardyhead]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
 
Craterocephalus laisapi
[]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Craterocephalus lentiginosus
[Freckled hardyhead]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Craterocephalus marianae
[Magela hardyhead]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
 
Craterocephalus marjoriae
[Marjorie's hardyhead]

Photo by Good, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Craterocephalus mugiloides (McCulloch, 1912)

Photo by Good, P.
 
Craterocephalus mugiloides
[Spotted hardyhead]

Photo by FAO

Australia
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Craterocephalus munroi Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1988

Photo by FAO
 
Craterocephalus munroi
[Munro's hardyhead]
No picture found
Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Craterocephalus nouhuysi
[Mountain hardyhead]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Craterocephalus pauciradiatus
[Few-ray hardyhead]
No picture found
Oceania
 
Craterocephalus pimatuae
[Pima hardyhead]
No picture found
Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Craterocephalus randi
[Kubuna hardyhead]

Photo by Aland, G.

Oceania
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum (Günther, 1867)

Photo by Aland, G.
 
Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum
[Fly-specked hardyhead]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Craterocephalus stramineus
[Blackmast]
26 Species of Family Atherinidae with Genus Craterocephalus
(Silversides)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1990 Craterocephalus amniculus Darling river hardyhead Oceania 5.5 SL
1922 Craterocephalus capreoli North-west hardyhead Western Pacific 8.5 TL
1990 Craterocephalus centralis Finke river hardyhead Oceania 7.5 SL
1944 Craterocephalus cuneiceps Deep hardyhead Oceania 8.5 SL
1974 Craterocephalus dalhousiensis Dalhousie hardyhead Oceania 8 TL
1883 Craterocephalus eyresii Lake Eyre hardyhead Oceania 10 TL
1995 Craterocephalus fistularis Asia
1912 Craterocephalus fluviatilis Murray hardyhead Oceania 7 SL
1987 Craterocephalus fulvus Unspecked hardyhead Oceania
1990 Craterocephalus gloveri Glovers hardyhead Oceania 5.2 SL
1987 Craterocephalus helenae Drysdale hardyhead Oceania 8 SL
1912 Craterocephalus honoriae Estuarine hardyhead Western Pacific 7 TL
1987 Craterocephalus kailolae Kailola's hardyhead Oceania 6 SL
1940 Craterocephalus lacustris Kutubu hardyhead Oceania 14 TL
2005 Craterocephalus laisapi Asia 4.3 SL
1987 Craterocephalus lentiginosus Freckled hardyhead Oceania 8 SL
1987 Craterocephalus marianae Magela hardyhead Oceania 7.5 SL
1948 Craterocephalus marjoriae Marjorie's hardyhead Oceania 8.5 SL
1912 Craterocephalus mugiloides Spotted hardyhead Eastern Indian Ocean and 7 TL
1988 Craterocephalus munroi Munro's hardyhead Australia 5 TL
1910 Craterocephalus nouhuysi Mountain hardyhead Asia and Oceania 10 SL
1861 Craterocephalus pauciradiatus Few-ray hardyhead Eastern Indian Ocean
1991 Craterocephalus pimatuae Pima hardyhead Oceania
1934 Craterocephalus randi Kubuna hardyhead Asia and Oceania 8 SL
1867 Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum Fly-specked hardyhead Oceania 7 SL
1950 Craterocephalus stramineus Blackmast Oceania 6.5 SL



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