Dalhousie hardyhead

Dalhousie hardyhead
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae
Genus: Craterocephalus
Species: C. dalhousiensis
Binomial name
Craterocephalus dalhousiensis
Ivantsoff & Glover, 1974

The Dalhousie hardyhead (Craterocephalus dalhousiensis) is a species of fish in the Atherinidae family.[1] It is endemic to the warm waters of the Dalhousie Springs in the Lake Eyre basin, Australia, along with the similar Craterocephalus gloveri.[2] It inhabits shady areas in tropical freshwater streams at 20-39°C, but has been recorded at 41.8°C.[2]

This is the only species in the Craterocephalus genus known to be sexually dimporphic.[2]

References

  1. Wager, R. 1996. Craterocephalus dalhousiensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
  2. 1 2 3 Thompson, Vanessa. "Dalhousie Hardyhead, Craterocephalus dalhousiensis". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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