R?emer's grunter (Hephaestus roemeri)

Scientific name: Hephaestus roemeri Weber, 1910

The R?emer's grunter (Hephaestus roemeri) is a freshwater fish of the family Terapontidae. Native range: Asia, known only from Digul and Lorentz rivers in Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Reported from Binge river, Papua New Guinea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hephaestus roemeri
Family
Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: known only from Digul and Lorentz rivers in Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Reported from Binge river, Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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