Species Craterocephalus gloveri Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990

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• Craterocephalus gloveri Crowley, L.E.L.M. & Ivantsoff, W. 1990. A second hardyhead, Craterocephalus gloveri (Pisces: Atherinidae), from Dalhousie Springs, central Australia. Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwater 1(2): 113-122 [115, fig. 1].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM I.29325-001, Kidney Shaped Pool, 0.8 km west north-west of Main Spring, Dalhousie Springs, central Australia.
  Paratype(s) AMNH 58690; AM I.27757-001; AM I.27757-002; AM I.29325-002; CAS 67418; SAMA F6723, F6724; UMMZ 215188; WAM P.30033-001.

 

Introduction

Unmack & Dowling (2010) suggested that this species might be hybridizing with Craterocephalus dalhousiensis or that the two nominal species may belong to the same species.

 

Distribution

States

South Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from Dalhousie Springs (26º31'S, 135º28'E), SA; temperate.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

SA: Stony Plains (STP)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • South Australia: Lake Eyre basin

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, pelagic.

 

General References

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [133]

Crowley, L.E.L.M. & Ivantsoff, W. 1992. Redefinition of the freshwater fish genus Craterocephalus (Teleostei: Atherinidae) of Australia and New Guinea with an analysis of three species. Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwater 3(3): 273-287 [278]

McDowall, R.M. (ed.) 1996. Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : Reed Books 247 pp. [129]

Unmack, P.J. & Dowling, T.E. 2010. Biogeography of the genus Craterocephalus (Teleostei: Atherinidae) in Australia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55(3): 968-984

Wager, R. & Unmack, P.J. 2000. Fishes of the Lake Eyre Catchment of Central Australia. Brisbane : Department of Primary Industries and Queensland Fisheries Service 88 pp. [36]

 

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Glover's Hardyhead)

Wager, R. & Unmack, P.J. 2000. Fishes of the Lake Eyre Catchment of Central Australia. Brisbane : Department of Primary Industries and Queensland Fisheries Service 88 pp. [36] (Glover's Hardyhead)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
21-Jul-2014	ATHERINIFORMES	14-Jul-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese
		12-Feb-2010	(import)