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Hephaestus fuliginosus (Macleay, 1883)

Sooty grunter
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: Sooty grunter
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Purari and upper Fly River systems (Ref. 2847, 13533). In the Fly system, it was collected from the main river at Kiunga and from the Ok Mart River near Rumginae at distances about 850-900 km upstream from the sea (Ref. 9847). Also Ref. 6192.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Black bream, 厚唇弱棘鯻, Black bream, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Etymology: Hephaestus: Taken from Haphaistos, the God of fire in the Greek mythology; 1658 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Macleay.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical; 25°C - 30°C (Ref. 2060); 5°S - 8°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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