Biology:Kestratherina

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Kestratherina
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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

Wikidata ☰ Q3544872 entry