Hephaestus (fish) explained

Hephaestus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, grunters from the family Terapontidae.

Species

The following species are classified within the genus:

• Hephaestus adamsoni (Trewavas, 1940) (Adamson's grunter)
• Hephaestus carbo (Ogilby & McCulloch, 1916) (Coal grunter)
• Hephaestus epirrhinos Vari & Hutchins, 1978 (Longnose sooty grunter)
• Hephaestus fuliginosus (Macleay, 1883) (Sooty grunter)
• Hephaestus habbemai (Weber, 1910) (Mountain grunter)
• Hephaestus jenkinsi (Whitley, 1945) (Western sooty grunter)
• Hephaestus komaensis Allen & Jebb, 1993
• Hephaestus lineatus Allen, 1984 (Lined grunter)
• Hephaestus obtusifrons (Mees & Kailola, 1977)
• Hephaestus raymondi (Mees & Kailola, 1977) (Raymond's grunter)
• Hephaestus roemeri (Weber, 1910) (Röemer's grunter)
• Hephaestus transmontanus (Mees & Kailola, 1977) (Sepik grunter)
• Hephaestus trimaculatus (Macleay, 1883) (Threespot grunter)
• Hephaestus tulliensis De Vis, 1884 (Khaki grunter)