🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Subtropical
Short-snout hardyhead
Kestratherina brevirostris Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988
📖 Overview
Found mainly in sheltered coastal bays and clear marine estuaries . Also in schools in rocky, sandy vegetated areas .
Scientific Name
Kestratherina brevirostris
Authority
Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
10 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
25.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Atheriniformes
Atheriniformes
Family
Atherinidae
Atherinidae
Genus
Kestratherina
Kestratherina
Species
Short-snout hardyhead
Kestratherina brevirostris
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Short-snout hardyhead is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Short-snout hardyhead is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal. Subtropical Indian Ocean: southern Australia.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🌿 Brackish
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.3±0.4
🐠 Schooling
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00537 × L3.09
(TL)
Max TL
10cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2009
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
25.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988
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