Adamson's grunter (Hephaestus adamsoni)

Scientific name: Hephaestus adamsoni Trewavas, 1940

The Adamson's grunter (Hephaestus adamsoni) is a freshwater fish of the family Terapontidae. Native range: Oceania, restricted to Lake Kutubu in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hephaestus adamsoni
Family
Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Oceania: restricted to Lake Kutubu in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (A2cd)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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