Freckled hardyhead

Craterocephalus lentiginosus

Tropical
Upper river
Transcontinental
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Small
Tropical fish

Craterocephalus lentiginosus, the freckled hardyhead is a species of fish in the family Atherinidae endemic to the Kimberley region in the northwest of Australia. It is also called the Prince Regent hardyhead. This fish was first described in 1987.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Atherinidae
Genus: Craterocephalus
Maximum length: 8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Oceania: known only from the Upper Roe River and Wyulda Creek (a tributary), both within the Prince Regent Reserve, northwest Kimberley area, Western Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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