Spotted hardyhead (Craterocephalus mugiloides)

Scientific name: Craterocephalus mugiloides McCulloch, 1912

Spotted hardyhead (Craterocephalus mugiloides)

The Spotted hardyhead (Craterocephalus mugiloides) is a brackish-water fish of the family Atherinidae.

Biology

Anal spines: 1. Labial ligament inserting adjacent to symphysis of dentary. Lateral process of premaxilla pungent. Gill rakers on first lower gill arch, 13-17. Body scales on large specimens usually crenulated, midlateral scales 33-37. Black spot often present at base of pectoral fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Craterocephalus mugiloides
Family
Atherinidae (Silversides)
Order
Atheriniformes (Silversides)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Central Pacific: northern Australia, from Western Australia to Fraser Island, around the islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, and northeast Queensland.
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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