Munro's hardyhead (Craterocephalus munroi)

Scientific name: Craterocephalus munroi Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1988

Munro's hardyhead (Craterocephalus munroi)

The Munro's hardyhead (Craterocephalus munroi) is a freshwater fish of the family Atherinidae. Native range: Australia, Bynoe, Nicholson, and Norman Rivers in the lower Gulf of Carpentaria.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-7; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. Gill rakers (10 to 12) with small spinules, short, stumpy, less than half diameter of pupil. Anus from 0 to 2 scales behind tips of ventrals. Origin of first dorsal fin from 4-6 scales in front of vertical through tips of ventral fins. Second dorsal fin with I spine and 5-7 rays; anal fin with I spine and 6-7 rays. Midlateral scale count 26-29.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Craterocephalus munroi
Family
Atherinidae (Silversides)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Australia: Bynoe, Nicholson, and Norman Rivers in the lower Gulf of Carpentaria.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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