Craterocephalus

Craterocephalus is a genus of small and slender brackish or freshwater silversides from Australia and New Guinea. It is the most diverse genus in the family Atherinidae, containing 25 of the 71 species.

==Species== The currently recognized species in this genus are: Craterocephalus amniculus Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990 (Darling River hardyhead) Craterocephalus capreoli Rendahl (de), 1922 (Rendahl's hardyhead) Craterocephalus centralis Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990 (Finke River hardyhead) Craterocephalus cuneiceps Whitley, 1944 (Murchison River hardyhead) Craterocephalus dalhousiensis Ivantsoff & Glover, 1974 (Dalhousie hardyhead) Craterocephalus eyresii (Steindachner, 1883) (Lake Eyre hardyhead) Craterocephalus fistularis Crowley, Ivantsoff & G. R. Allen, 1995 Craterocephalus fluviatilis McCulloch, 1912 (Murray hardyhead) Craterocephalus fulvus Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987 (Unspecked hardyhead) Craterocephalus gloveri Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990 (Glover's hardyhead) Craterocephalus helenae Ivantsoff, Crowley & G. R. Allen, 1987 (Drysdale hardyhead) Craterocephalus honoriae (J. D. Ogilby, 1912) (estuarine hardyhead) Craterocephalus kailolae Ivantsoff, Crowley & G. R. Allen, 1987 (Kailola's hardyhead) Craterocephalus lacustris Trewavas, 1940 (Kutubu hardyhead) Craterocephalus laisapi Larson, Ivantsoff & Crowley, 2005 Craterocephalus lentiginosus Ivantsoff, Crowley & G. R. Allen, 1987 (Prince Regent hardyhead) Craterocephalus marianae Ivantsoff, Crowley & G. R. Allen, 1987 (Magela hardyhead) Craterocephalus marjoriae Whitley, 1948 (Marjorie's hardyhead) Craterocephalus mugiloides (McCulloch, 1912) (spotted hardyhead) Craterocephalus munroi Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1988 (Munro's hardyhead) Craterocephalus nouhuysi (M. C. W. Weber, 1910) (mountain hardyhead) Craterocephalus pauciradiatus (Günther, 1861) (few-ray hardyhead) Craterocephalus pimatuae Crowley, Ivantsoff & G. R. Allen, 1991 (Pima hardyhead) Craterocephalus randi Nichols & Raven, 1934 (Kubuna hardyhead) Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum (Günther, 1867) Craterocephalus stramineus (Whitley, 1950) (blackmast or strawman)