Kailola's hardyhead

Kailola's hardyhead
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae
Genus: Craterocephalus
Species: C. kailolae
Binomial name
Craterocephalus kailolae
Ivantsoff, Crowley & G. R. Allen, 1987

Kailola's hardyhead (Craterocephalus kailolae) is a species of fish in the Atherinidae family endemic to Papua New Guinea. It reaches a maximum length of 6 cm. It inhabits shallow, clear creeks with gravel substrate.[1]

References

  1. Allen, G. 1996. Craterocephalus kailolae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.


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