Kutubu hardyhead

Craterocephalus lacustris

Enormous schools crowd shallow lake margins

Kutubu hardyhead is known around Oceania as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 14 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Atherinidae
Genus: Craterocephalus
Maximum length: 14 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Oceania: known only from Lake Kutubu and its outlet stream, the Soro River, Papua New Guinea.

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