Kestratherina brevirostris Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988
Short-snout hardyhead

Family:  Atherinidae (Silversides), subfamily: Atherininae
Max. size:  10 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found mainly in sheltered coastal bays and clear marine estuaries (Ref. 9002). Also in schools in rocky, sandy vegetated areas (Ref. 9002).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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