Threespot grunter
Hephaestus trimaculatus
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A grunter from Papua New Guinea, from rocky pools of lowland rivers. The male guards and fans the eggs. Vulnerable.
- Scientific name
- Hephaestus trimaculatus
- Family
- Terapontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Terapontidae
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Synonyms
- Therapon trimaculatus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 22 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Substrate or cave spawner
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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