Kestratherina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae
Subfamily: Atherininae
Genus: Kestratherina
A. Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988
Type species
Atherinichthys esox
Klunzinger, 1872[1]

Kestratherina is a genus of silversides endemic to the eastern Indian Ocean off southern Australia.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

  • Kestratherina brevirostris (A. Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988) (short-snout hardyhead)
  • Kestratherina esox (Klunzinger, 1872) (pikehead hardyhead)

References

  1. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Kestratherina". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Kestratherina in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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