Estuarine hardyhead

and the estuarine hardyhead Craterocephalus pauciradiatus) have been recorded within Lake MacLeod, predominately in the permanent Northern Ponds near the vents where the salinity is close to that of seawater. The gullies and fringing mangrove roots also offer protection and act as fish nursery grounds. More

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Order : Atheriniformes
Family : Atherinidae
Genus : Craterocephalus
Species : Atherinosoma microstoma
Authority : Ogilby, 1912