Silversides - Family: Atherinidae
Subfamily: Atherininae
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Small-mouth Hardyhead - Atherinisoma microstoma (likely occurrence)
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Subfamily: Atherinomorinae
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Common Hardyhead - Atherinomorus vaigiensis
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Subfamily: Craterocephalinae
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Darling Hardyhead - Craterocephalus amniculus
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Unspecked Hardyhead - Craterocephalus fulvus (possible occurrence)
Estuarine Hardyhead - Craterocephalus honoriae
Marjorie's Hardyhead - Craterocephalus marjorie
Fly-specked Hardyhead - Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum
Taxonomy:
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
> Superorder: Acanthomorpha (Spiny-rayed Fishes
> Order: Atheriniformes (Silversides)
> Family: Atherinidae (Old World Silversides)
> Subfamily: Atherininae
> Genus: Atherinosoma
> Species: A. microstoma - Small-mouth Hardyhead *
> Subfamily: Atherinomorinae
> Genus: Atherinomorus
> Species: A. vaigiensis - Common Hardyhead
> Subfamily: Craterocephalinae
> Genus: Craterocephalus
> Species: C. amniculus - Darling Hardyhead
> Species: C. fulvus - Unspecked Hardyhead ^
> Species: C. honoriae - Estuarine Hardyhead
> Species: C. marjorie - Marjorie's Hardyhead
> Species: C. stercusmuscarum - Fly-specked Hardyhead
^ = possibly
* = likely
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