Craterocephalus lentiginosus 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
Craterocephalus lentiginosus, the freckled hardyhead is a species of fish in the family Atherinidae endemic to the Kimberley region in the northwest of Australia. It is also called the Prince Regent hardyhead.
This fish was first described in 1987. It has been found in variety of habitats, brackish pools or flowing to turgid waters, in the Upper Roe River and one of its tributaries. The distribution range is within the Prince Regent National Park (formerly the Prince Regent Nature Reserve). Little is known about the biology or ecology of the freckled hardyhead, but it is an omnivore.
Wikipedia contributors, Craterocephalus lentiginosus; 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 lentiginosus 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 lentiginosus 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 kailolae Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987 | CraterocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Craterocephalus laisapi Larson, Ivantsoff & Crowley, 2005 | 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). Descriptions of three new species and one subspecies of freshwater hardyhead (Pisces: Atherinidae: Craterocephalus) from Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, 13 (pt 2): 171–188. 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:Z8YK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.