Craterocephalus centralis Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990
Finke river hardyhead
Finke hardyhead,  Finke river hardyhead

Family:  Atherinidae (Silversides), subfamily: Craterocephalinae
Max. size:  7.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Oceania: southern Northern Territory, Australia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits open water or around aquatic vegetation in permanent waterholes. Tolerance to temperature and salinity is broad. An omnivore which probably spawns during warmer months. Mis-identified as C. eyresii (Ref. 44894).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 15 February 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality, Finke R., Glen Helen Gorge, Northern Territory, Australia (Ref. 26282). Known from the Finke River and associated water holes, southern Northern Territory (Ref. 26703). Also Ref. 44894.


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