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Atherinidae (Silversides) > Craterocephalinae
Etymology: Craterocephalus: Greek, krater, -eros = bowl, mixing vessel + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Austin Loomer Rand (1905–1982) was a Canadian zoologist and ornithologist who collected in several countries. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Nichols & Raven.
Issue
Cited as a subspecies of Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum (Günther, 1867) in Ivantsoff & Allen (2011: Ref. 086256).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical; 3°S - 10°S
Asia and Oceania: central-southern New Guinea between the Kubuna River in Papua New Guinea and Lake Jamur in Irian Jaya, Indonesia; also Balimo Lagoon, and upper Fly-Strickland, Morehead and Bensbach in Papua New Guinea.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2847)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 6 - 9; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 7 - 9; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 7 - 11.
Inhabits clear rivers and small tributary streams over mud, sand and rocky bottoms.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Allen, G.R., 1991. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 2847)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).