Spotted Hardyhead
Craterocephalus mugiloides
- Group: Other
- Max size: 7 cm
- For divers: safe
A slim silvery hardyhead of coastal and estuarine shallows, it schools alongside related silversides rather than alone. It feeds on tiny crustaceans and diatoms, breeds through the southern summer, and lives barely a year before larger fish make a meal of it.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Atheriniformes › Atherinidae › Craterocephalus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 280418.
FAQ
- Is the Spotted Hardyhead dangerous to divers?
- The Spotted Hardyhead is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Spotted Hardyhead get?
- The Spotted Hardyhead grows to about 7 cm.