Coal grunter

Hephaestus carbo

Thirty Three Centimeters Terapontid Fish of Australian Waters

Tropical
Continental endemic
Local endemic species
Transcontinental
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Medium
Tropical fish

Hephaestus carbo, the coal grunter or black grunter, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a grunter from the family Terapontidae. It is endemic to rivers in northern Australia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Terapontidae
Genus: Hephaestus
Maximum length: 33 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Oceania: endemic to Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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