Short-headed Hardyhead
Kestratherina brevirostris
- Usual depth1–2 m
- Water temperature14–19 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and June
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Bastenbas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–2 m · Deepest record: 2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–19 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Short-headed Hardyhead, Short Pikeheaded Hardyhead, Short-snout Hardyhead, Shortsnout Hardyhead
Similar species
- Pike-headed Hardyhead
Kestratherina esox
Endora's HardyheadAtherinosoma microstoma
- Elongate Hardyhead
Leptatherina presbyteroides
Cape silversideAtherina breviceps
- Dannevig's Hardyhead
Atherinason hepsetoides
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 1948 to 2005.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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