Craterocephalus kailolae Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987
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
Kailola's hardyhead (Craterocephalus kailolae) is a species of fish in the family Atherinidae endemic to Papua New Guinea. It reaches a maximum length of 6 cm. It inhabits shallow, clear creeks with gravel substrate. This species was described by Walter Ivantsoff, Lucy Crowley and Gerald R. Allen in 1987 with a type locality of a still backwater of Foasi Creek 3 kilometers west of Safia airstrip in Papua New Guinea. The specific name honours Patricia J. Kailola for her contribution to the knowledge of the ichthyology of Papua New Guinea.
Wikipedia contributors, Kailola's 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 kailolae Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987
- Name authority
- Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987
- 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 kailolae Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987
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 amniculus Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990 | 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 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.
- Ivantsoff, W.; Crowley, L. E. L. M., Allen, G. R. (1987). Description of a new species of freshwater hardyhead Craterocephalus kailolae (Pisces: Atherinidae) from Safia, northeastern Papua New Guinea. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 109 (pt. 4) (for 1986): 331–337. 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:Z8YG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.