Species Craterocephalus helenae Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987
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Species Craterocephalus helenae Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987
Drysdale Hardyhead
- Craterocephalus helenae Ivantsoff, W., Crowley, L.E.L.M. & Allen, G.R. 1987. Descriptions of three new species and one subspecies of freshwater hardyhead (Pisces: Atherinidae: Craterocephalus) from Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 13(2): 171-188 [177, fig. 3].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.25456-003, downstream from Gibb River Road, Kimberley, WA [15°41´S, 126°32´E].
Paratype(s) AM I.25436-001; AM I.25449-001; WAM P.25406-009; WAM P.25424-008; WAM P.25456-012; WAM P.25873-010.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Craterocephalus species A. —
Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [40] - Craterocephalus marjoriae Whitley, 1948. —
Lake, J.S. 1978. Australian Freshwater Fishes. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson 160 pp. 140 figs. [41-42] (a misidentification, in part)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from the Drysdale River, Kimberley region, from lower section near Carson River Station (14º30'S) to upper section at Kulumburu Road crossing (15º42'S), WA; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: N coastal
Distribution References
- Morgan, D.L., Allen, G.R., Pusey, B.J. & Burrows, D.W. 2011. A review of the freshwater fishes of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Zootaxa 2816: 1-64 [13]
- Unmack, P.J. & Dowling, T.E. 2010. Biogeography of the genus Craterocephalus (Teleostei: Atherinidae) in Australia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55(3): 968-984 [969]
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater, pelagic.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [40] (as Craterocephalus species A)
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 [280]
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [147] (as C. sp. 1)
Common Name References
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [147] (Drysdale Hardyhead)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Drysdale Hardyhead)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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21-Jul-2014 | ATHERINIFORMES | 14-Jul-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |