Atherinidae

Blackmast

Craterocephalus stramineus

Endemic Atherinid Fish of Australian Waters

• Black
• Tropical
• Continental endemic
• Local endemic species
• Transcontinental
• Freshwater fish
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Small
• Tropical fish

Craterocephalus stramineus commonly called blackmast or strawman is a species of Actinopterygii fish that was described by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1950. Craterocephalus stramineus belongs to the genus Craterocephalus, and family Atherinidae. It has no subspecies listed.