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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
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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Oceania
Max. Length 40 cm SL
 
Hephaestus adamsoni
[Adamson's grunter]

Photo by Hofinger, E.

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

Photo by Hofinger, E.
 
Hephaestus carbo
[Coal grunter]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 42 cm SL
 
Hephaestus epirrhinos
[Longnose sooty grunter]

Photo by Aland, G.

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

Photo by Aland, G.
 
Hephaestus fuliginosus
[Sooty grunter]
No picture found
Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Hephaestus habbemai
[Mountain grunter]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 40 cm SL
 
Hephaestus jenkinsi
[Western sooty grunter]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
 
Hephaestus komaensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Hephaestus lineatus
[Lined grunter]
No picture found
Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Hephaestus obtusifrons
[]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Hephaestus raymondi
[Raymond's grunter]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Hephaestus roemeri
[Röemer's grunter]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Hephaestus transmontanus
[Sepik grunter]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 22 cm SL
 
Hephaestus trimaculatus
[Threespot grunter]

Photo by Aland, G.

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

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



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