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Class: Teleostei
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Terapontidae Grunters or tigerperches

Genus: Hephaestus

(See list of species below)


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14 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 40 cm SL
 
Hephaestus adamsoni
[Adamson's grunter]

Photo by Goh Yong Teng

Oceania
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Hephaestus carbo (Ogilby & McCulloch, 1916)

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Hephaestus carbo
[Coal grunter]
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Max. Length 42 cm SL
 
Hephaestus epirrhinos
[Longnose sooty grunter]

Photo by Aland, G.

Oceania
Max. Length 54 cm FL
Hephaestus fuliginosus (Macleay, 1883)

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Hephaestus fuliginosus
[Sooty grunter]
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Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Hephaestus habbemai
[Mountain grunter]
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Max. Length 40 cm SL
 
Hephaestus jenkinsi
[Western sooty grunter]
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Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
 
Hephaestus komaensis
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Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Hephaestus lineatus
[Lined grunter]
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Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Hephaestus obtusifrons
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Hephaestus raymondi
[Raymond's grunter]
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Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Hephaestus roemeri
[Röemer's grunter]
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Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Hephaestus transmontanus
[Sepik grunter]
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Max. Length 22 cm SL
 
Hephaestus trimaculatus
[Threespot grunter]

Photo by Aland, G.

Oceania
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Hephaestus tulliensis De Vis, 1884

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Hephaestus tulliensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hephaestus adamsoni Adamson's grunter Oceania 40 SL 1940
Hephaestus carbo Coal grunter Oceania 33 TL 1916
Hephaestus epirrhinos Longnose sooty grunter Oceania 42 SL 1978
Hephaestus fuliginosus Sooty grunter Oceania 54 FL 1883
Hephaestus habbemai Mountain grunter Asia and Oceania 15 SL 1910
Hephaestus jenkinsi Western sooty grunter Oceania 40 SL 1945
Hephaestus komaensis Oceania 14.3 SL 1993
Hephaestus lineatus Lined grunter Asia 20 SL 1984
Hephaestus obtusifrons Asia and Oceania 12.5 SL 1977
Hephaestus raymondi Raymond's grunter Oceania 25 SL 1977
Hephaestus roemeri Röemer's grunter Asia 30 SL 1910
Hephaestus transmontanus Sepik grunter Oceania 12.5 SL 1977
Hephaestus trimaculatus Threespot grunter Oceania 22 SL 1883
Hephaestus tulliensis Oceania 30 SL 1884



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