Biology:Kestratherina
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Kestratherina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Atherinidae |
| Subfamily: | Atherininae |
| Genus: | Kestratherina A. Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988 |
| Type species | |
| Atherinichthys esox Klunzinger, 1872[1]
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Kestratherina is a genus of silversides endemic to the eastern Indian Ocean off southern Australia .
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- Kestratherina brevirostris (A. Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988) (short-snout hardyhead)
- Kestratherina esox (Klunzinger, 1872) (pikehead hardyhead)
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Kestratherina". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=10036.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Kestratherina in FishBase. June 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3544872 entry
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