Drysdale hardyhead
| Drysdale hardyhead | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinidae |
| Genus: | Craterocephalus |
| Species: | C. helenae
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| Binomial name | |
| Craterocephalus helenae Ivantsoff, Crowley & G. R. Allen, 1987
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The Drysdale hardyhead (Craterocephalus helenae) is a species of fish in the family Atherinidae endemic to the Drysdale River in the Kimberley region of Australia.[1] It is listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List and rare under the Australian EPBC Act 1999.[2] The specific name honours Ivantsoff's wife, Helena.[3]
Little is known about the biology or ecology of this species, but it is an omnivore which feeds on aquatic insects, small crustaceans and algae.[2]
References
- ^ a b Moore, G. (2019). "Craterocephalus helenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T5492A123377726. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T5492A123377726.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b Thompson, Vanessa. "Drysdale Hardyhead, Craterocephalus helenae". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (1 January 2019). "Order ATHERINIFORMES: Families ATHERINOPSIDAE, ATHERINIDAE and ATHERIONIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 July 2019.