Species profile—Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum (flyspecked hardyhead)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Actinopterygii ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (ray-finned fishes) → Atherinidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii&family=atherinidae ) (hardyheads) → Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum (flyspecked hardyhead)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=26920&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=26920&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=26920 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Atherinidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii&family=atherinidae ) (hardyheads)
Scientific name
Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum (Günther, 1867)
Common name
flyspecked hardyhead
WildNet taxon ID
26920
Synonym(s)
Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum fulvus
Craterocephalus worrelli
Atherinichthys maculatus
Atherina stercusmuscarum
Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum stercusmuscarum
Alternate name(s)
fly-specked hardyhead
western freshwater hardyhead
Mitchellian hardyhead
fly speckled hardyhead
line-eye
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26920 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26920 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.