Craterocephalus fluviatilis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
ATHERINIFORMES |
ATHERINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Craterocephalus fluviatilis |
| Species Authority: |
McCulloch, 1912 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Murray Hardyhead |
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| Synonym/s: |
Craterocephalus fluviatillis McCulloch, 1912 [orth. error]
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Endangered
A1c, B1+2ab
ver 2.3
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| Year Published: |
1996 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: |
Wager, R. |
| Reviewer/s: |
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| Contributor/s: |
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| History: |
| 1994 |
– |
Vulnerable
(Groombridge 1994)
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is known only from the Murray-Darling River system. It has been reported from a number of lakes including Alexandrina (South Australia), Hattah (Victoria) and the Kerang Lakes area (New South Wales). |
| Countries: |
Native: Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria) |
| Range Map: |
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
This species inhabits the margins of slow, lowland rivers, and lakes, billabongs and backwaters.
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
