Craterocephalus stramineus

Craterocephalus stramineus commonly called blackmast or strawman is a species of Actinopterygii fish that was described by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1950. Craterocephalus stramineus belongs to the genus Craterocephalus, and family Atherinidae. It has no subspecies listed.^[3][4][5][2]

Craterocephalus stramineus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Atherinidae
Genus:	Craterocephalus
Species:	C. stramineus
Binomial name
Craterocephalus stramineus (Whitley, 1950)
Synonyms[2]
Quirichthys stramineus (Whitley, 1950) Quiris stramineus Whitley, 1950