Craterocephalus amniculus Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Darling River hardyhead (Craterocephalus amniculus) is a species of fish in the family Atherinidae endemic to Australia. The species name amniculus is from the Latin meaning a small creek or stream, in reference to the habitat where these fish are often found.
Craterocephalus amniculus is recorded to be vulnerable to becoming an endangered species because of its restricted range, but the threats and information regarding this recording have not been verified or documented.
Wikipedia contributors, Darling River hardyhead; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:25:44.084462+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Craterocephalus amniculus Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990
- Name authority
- Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Atheriniformes
- Family
- Craterocephalidae
- Genus
- Craterocephalus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAtheriniformes
- suborderAtherinoidei
- familyCraterocephalidae Dyer & Chernoff, 1996
- subfamilyCraterocephalinae Dyer & Chernoff, 1996
- genusCraterocephalus McCulloch, 1912
- speciesCraterocephalus amniculus Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Craterocephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Craterocephalus fluviatilis McCulloch, 1912 | CraterocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Craterocephalus cuneiceps Whitley, 1944 | CraterocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Craterocephalus dalhousiensis Ivantsoff & Glover, 1974 | CraterocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Craterocephalus honoriae (Ogilby, 1912) | CraterocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Craterocephalus kailolae Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987 | CraterocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Craterocephalus laisapi Larson, Ivantsoff & Crowley, 2005 | CraterocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Craterocephalus lentiginosus Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987 | CraterocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Craterocephalus munroi Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1988 | CraterocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum (Günther, 1867) | CraterocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Crowley, L. E. L. M. and W. Ivantsoff. (1990). A review of species previously identified as Craterocephalus eyresii (Pisces: Atherinidae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 112 (2): 87–103. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:Z8XW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.