''Hephaestus'' is a
genus
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of freshwater
ray-finned fish
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The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ...
, grunters from the
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Terapontidae
Grunters or tigerperches are ray-finned fishes in the family Terapontidae (also spelled Teraponidae, Theraponidae or Therapontidae). This family is part of the superfamily Percoidea of the order Perciformes.
Characteristics
The Terapontidae i ...
.
Species
The following species are classified within the genus:
* ''
Hephaestus adamsoni
Adamson's grunter (''Hephaestus adamsoni'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a grunter from the family Terapontidae which is endemic to Lake Kutubu in the Kikori River system, Papua New Guinea.
Habitat and biology
Adamson's grunter is ...
''
( Trewavas, 1940) (Adamson's grunter)
* ''
Hephaestus carbo''
( Ogilby & McCulloch
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, 1916) (Coal grunter)
* ''
Hephaestus epirrhinos''
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& Hutchins, 1978 (Longnose sooty grunter)
* ''
Hephaestus fuliginosus''
( Macleay, 1883) (Sooty grunter)
* ''
Hephaestus habbemai''
( Weber, 1910) (Mountain grunter)
* ''
Hephaestus jenkinsi''
( Whitley, 1945) (Western sooty grunter )
* ''
Hephaestus komaensis''
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& Jebb, 1993
* ''
Hephaestus lineatus''
Allen, 1984 (Lined grunter)
* ''
Hephaestus obtusifrons''
( Mees & Kailola, 1977)
* ''
Hephaestus raymondi''
(Mees & Kailola, 1977) (Raymond's grunter)
* ''
Hephaestus roemeri''
(Weber, 1910) (Röemer's grunter)
* ''
Hephaestus transmontanus''
(Mees & Kailola, 1977) (Sepik grunter)
* ''
Hephaestus trimaculatus''
(Macleay, 1883) (Threespot grunter)
* ''
Hephaestus tulliensis''
De Vis, 1884 (Khaki grunter)
References
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Terapontidae