''Craterocephalus stramineus'' commonly called blackmast or strawman is a species of

Actinopterygii Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ...

fish that was described by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1950. ''Craterocephalus stramineus'' belongs to the genus ''

Craterocephalus ''Craterocephalus'' is a genus of small and slender brackish or freshwater silversides from Australia and New Guinea. It is the most diverse genus in the family Atherinidae, containing 25 of the 71 species. Species The currently recognized spec ...

'', and family Atherinidae. It has no subspecies listed.Crowley, L.E.L.M. and W. Ivantsoff (1992) Redefinition of the freshwater fish genus ''Craterocephalus'' (Teleostei: Atherinidae) of Australia and New Guinea with an analysis of three species., Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 3(3):273-287.Allen, G.R. (1989) Freshwater fishes of Australia., T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q6411916 stramineus Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley Fish described in 1950