Glover's hardyhead

Glover's hardyhead
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae
Genus: Craterocephalus
Species: C. gloveri
Binomial name
Craterocephalus gloveri
Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990

Glover's hardyhead (Craterocephalus gloveri) is a species of fish in the Atherinidae family endemic to Dalhousie Springs in the Lake Eyre basin, Australia.[1] The fish inhabits has a high thermal tolerance and inhabits warm, freshwater spring-fed pools and channels.[2] It is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.[2]

References

  1. Wager, R. 1996. Craterocephalus gloveri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
  2. 1 2 Thompson, Vanessa. "Glover's Hardyhead, Craterocephalus gloveri". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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