Biology:Kailola's hardyhead

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Kailola's hardyhead
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Atherinidae endemic to Papua New Guinea. It reaches a maximum length of 6 cm. It inhabits shallow, clear creeks with gravel substrate.[2] This species was described by Walter Ivantsoff, Lucy Crowley and Gerald R. Allen in 1987 with a type locality of a still backwater of Foasi Creek 3 kilometers west of Safia airstrip in Papua New Guinea.[3] The specific name honours the Patricia J. Kailola, for her contribution to the knowledge of the ichthyology of Papua New Guinea.[4]

References

  1. Palmer-Newton, A. (2020). "Craterocephalus kailolae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T5493A147521358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T5493A147521358.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5493/147521358. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Craterocephalus kailolae" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Craterocephalus kailolae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=56893. 
  4. "Order ATHERINIFORMES: Families ATHERINOPSIDAE, ATHERINIDAE and ATHERIONIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 1 January 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/atheriniformes1/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4847356 entry