Species Craterocephalus munroi Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1988
Munro's Hardyhead
- Craterocephalus munroi Crowley, L.E.L.M. & Ivantsoff, W. 1988. A new species of Australian Craterocephalus (Pisces: Atherinidae) and redescription of four other species. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(2): 151-169 [156, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.27329-001, Bynoe River, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM I.27330-00, I.27331-001; BMNH 1988.3.10.6-10; QM I.25026; UMMZ 214553; SSC 293955; WAM P.29673-001.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Nicholson (138º40'E), Bynoe (140º50'E) and Norman (141º05'E) rivers, Gulf of Carpentaria drainage, QLD; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Gulf Plains (GUP)
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: N Gulf
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, pelagic.
General References
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]
Ivantsoff, W. & Crowley, L.E.L.M. 1999. Atherinidae. pp. 2113-2139 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2132]
Common Name References
Ivantsoff, W. & Crowley, L.E.L.M. 1999. Atherinidae. pp. 2113-2139 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2132] (Munro's Hardyhead)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Munro's 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) |