Threespot grunter (Hephaestus trimaculatus)

Scientific name: Hephaestus trimaculatus Macleay, 1883

The Threespot grunter (Hephaestus trimaculatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Terapontidae. Native range: Oceania, known only from the vicinity of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea in the Laloki River and its tributaries including the Brown and Goldie rivers.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hephaestus trimaculatus
Family
Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Oceania: known only from the vicinity of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea in the Laloki River and its tributaries including the Brown and Goldie rivers.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
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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