Kestratherina

Kestratherina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Atherinidae
Subfamily:	Atherininae
Genus:	Kestratherina A. Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988
Type species
Atherinichthys esox Klunzinger, 1872[1]

Kestratherina is a genus of silversides endemic to the eastern Indian Ocean off southern Australia.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

• Kestratherina brevirostris (A. Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988) (short-snout hardyhead)
• Kestratherina esox (Klunzinger, 1872) (pikehead hardyhead)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Kestratherina". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Kestratherina". FishBase. June 2012 version.