- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- ATHERINIFORMES
- ATHERINIDAE
- Kestratherina
- brevirostris
Shortsnout Hardyhead, Kestratherina brevirostris Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley 1988
Other Names: Short Pikeheaded Hardyhead, Short-headed Hardyhead, Short-snout Hardyhead
Shortsnout Hardyhead, Kestratherina brevirostris. Source: Rudie H. Kuiter / Aquatic Photographics. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A translucent, pale to dark green hardyhead becoming silvery below, with a broad silvery or faint pink to dark brown mid-lateral stripe, and fine dark speckles on the snout.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2024, Kestratherina brevirostris in Fishes of Australia, accessed 24 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3769
Shortsnout Hardyhead, Kestratherina brevirostris Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley 1988
More Info
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Distribution |
Western Port, Victoria, to Cowell, South Australia, the Bass Strait islands and north-western Tasmania. Inhabits sheltered sandy areas and seagrass beds in shallow bays and sheltered inlets along the coast. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin VI-VIII + I,9-13; Anal fin I, 10-15; Pectoral fin 11-14; Pelvic fin I, 5; Caudal fin 17; Gill rakers (lower limb) 15-20; Vertebrae 41-48. Body very long, slender, with two small, widely separated dorsal fins; snout short, mouth large, slightly protrusible, jaws reaching front of eye, teeth small. |
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Etymology |
The specific name brevirostris is from the Latin brevis (= short) and rostrum (= snout), in reference to this species having a shorter snout compared with that of Kestratherina esox. |
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Species Citation |
Kestratherina brevirostris Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley 1988, Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 39: 387, fig. 1. Type locality: Trial Bay, Tasmania. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2024 |
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Resources |
Shortsnout Hardyhead, Kestratherina brevirostris Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley 1988
References
Edgar, G.J. & Shaw, C. 1995. The production and tropic ecology of shallow-water fish assemblages in Southern Australia. II. Diets of fishes and tropic relationships between fishes and benthos at Western Port, Victoria. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 194: 83-106.
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs.
Ivantsoff, W. 1994. Families Atherinidae, Isonidae. pp. 375-383 figs 336-342 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs.
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp.
Pavlov, A., Ivantsoff, W., Last, P.R.& Crowley, L.E.L.M. 1988. Kestratherina brevirostris, a new genus and species of silverside, (Pisces: Atherinidae) with a review of atherinid marine and estuarine genera of southern Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 39(4): 385-397. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9880385
Raadik, T.A. 2008. Family Atherinidae. pp. 395-400 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.
Richman, N. & Collen, B. 2010. Kestratherina brevirostris (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T154744A115229415. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154744A4623728.en. Accessed on 21 February 2024.
