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Hephaestus trimaculatus (Macleay, 1883)

Threespot grunter
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: Threespot grunter
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known only from the vicinity of Port Moresby in the Laloki River and its tributaries including the Brown and Goldie rivers. Also Ref. 6192.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R., 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Etymology: Hephaestus: Taken from Haphaistos, the God of fire in the Greek mythology; 1658 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Macleay.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; eau douce démersal.   Tropical; 9°S - 10°S

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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.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2847)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total) : 13; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11 - 13; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 10 - 11.

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Found in rocky pools of lowland streams (Ref. 2847). Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205). Aquarium conditions: pH=7.2, H=10, 26°C water temperature, egg layer, carnivore (Ref. 6398).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves

Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205).

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Allen, G.R., 1991. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 2847)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Vulnérable, voir Liste Rouge IUCN (VU) (B1ab(iii)); Date assessed: 08 June 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless




Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5001   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00598 - 0.02775), b=3.05 (2.86 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (17 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.