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Western hardyhead (Leptatherina wallacei)
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Western hardyhead (Leptatherina wallacei) specimen
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Atherinidae

Western hardyhead

Leptatherina wallacei

Seven Centimeters Atherinid Fish from Australian Waters

  • Temperate
  • Continental endemic
  • Local endemic species
  • Transcontinental
  • Oceania
  • Small
  • Temperate fish

Western hardyhead is a fish from Oceania. It inhabits coastal waters. Records give a maximum length of 7 cm.

Maximum length
7 cm
Distribution
Oceania: endemic to Australia.
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