Longnose sooty grunter
Hephaestus epirrhinos
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A grunter from Australia, from pools of slow-flowing rivers. It eats crustaceans, insects and fish. Vulnerable. It reaches 42 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Hephaestus epirrhinos
- Family
- Terapontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Terapontidae
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 42 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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