Estuarine Hardyhead
Craterocephalus honoriae
- Water temperature18–23 °C
- Best monthsMay and December
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–23 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Estuarine Hardyhead
Other scientific names: Atherina honoriae, Stenatherina honoriae
Similar species
- Spotted Hardyhead
Craterocephalus mugiloides
- North-West Hardyhead
Craterocephalus capreoli
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 57 open-data records from 1968 to 2002.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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