Biology:Magela hardyhead

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Magela hardyhead
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae
Genus: Craterocephalus
Species:
C. marianae
Binomial name
Craterocephalus marianae
Ivantsoff, Crowley & G. R. Allen, 1991

The Magela hardyhead (Craterocephalus marianae) or Mariana's Hardyhead, is a species of fish in the family Atherinidae endemic to Australia .[2] It has a very restricted distribution, only found in the Alligator Rivers region of the Northern Territory where it inhabits shallow and fast-flowing freshwater creeks.[3] The fish has a high thermal tolerance, like some other species in the genus Craterocephalus, and may tolerate water temperatures up to 39.5º.[3] The specific name honours Walter Ivantsoff's daughter, Marian.[4]

References

  1. Hammer, M.; Brown, C. (2019). "Craterocephalus marianae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T5496A123377772. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T5496A123377772.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5496/123377772. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Craterocephalus maianae" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Vanessa J. Thompson. "Craterocephalus marjoriae". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1376. 
  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 ☰ Q309379 entry