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Freckled Hardyhead

Craterocephalus lentiginosus Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen 1987

Biology

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Inhabits clear flowing streams over rocky bottoms. Occurs in still or flowing streams over sandy, muddy or rocky bottoms. Collections have also been made from small isolated brackish pools on the tidal flats, in turbid water. A solitary specimen of a similar species, which may prove to be new to science, was recently collected near Rum Jungle (Northern Territory) (Ref. 44894).
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Craterocephalus lentiginosus

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Craterocephalus lentiginosus, the freckled hardyhead is a species of fish in the family Atherinidae endemic to the Kimberley region in the northwest of Australia. It is also called the Prince Regent hardyhead.

This fish was first described in 1987.[3] It has been found in variety of habitats, brackish pools or flowing to turgid waters, in the Upper Roe River and one of its tributaries. The distribution range is within the Prince Regent National Park (formerly the Prince Regent Nature Reserve).[4] Little is known about the biology or ecology of the freckled hardyhead, but it is an omnivore.[5]

Conservation

The species was assessed as least concern on the Red List.[1] It is listed as rare under the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and as lower rish by the Australian Society for Fish Biology.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Moore, G. (2019). "Craterocephalus lentiginosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T5495A123377749. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T5495A123377749.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ivantsoff, Walter; Crowley, L.E.L.M.; Allen, Gerald R. (1987). "Descriptions of three new species and one subspecies of freshwater hardyhead (Pisces: Atherinidae: Craterocephalus) from Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 13 (2): 171–188. S2CID 86266533.
  3. ^ "Craterocephalus lentiginosus Ivantsoff, Crowley and Allen, 1987". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Craterocephalus lentiginosus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  5. ^ a b Vanessa J. Thompson & Dianne J. Bray. "Craterocephalus lentiginosus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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Craterocephalus lentiginosus: Brief Summary

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Craterocephalus lentiginosus, the freckled hardyhead is a species of fish in the family Atherinidae endemic to the Kimberley region in the northwest of Australia. It is also called the Prince Regent hardyhead.

This fish was first described in 1987. It has been found in variety of habitats, brackish pools or flowing to turgid waters, in the Upper Roe River and one of its tributaries. The distribution range is within the Prince Regent National Park (formerly the Prince Regent Nature Reserve). Little is known about the biology or ecology of the freckled hardyhead, but it is an omnivore.

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