Hephaestus habbemai
| Hephaestus habbemai | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Family: | Terapontidae |
| Genus: | Hephaestus |
| Species: | H. habbemai
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| Binomial name | |
| Hephaestus habbemai (M. C. W. Weber, 1910)
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Hephaestus habbemai, the mountain grunter, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a grunter from the family Terapontidae. It is found in New Guinea.[3][2]
Habitat
The adult fish inhabit the cobble and gravel bottom streams and the deep pools below rapids and waterfalls. [2]
Breeding behavior
The males guard and fan the eggs.[2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in).[2]
References
- ^ Palmer-Newton, A. (2020). "Hephaestus habbemai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T161078229A161078249. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161078229A161078249.en. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hephaestus habbemai". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ 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.