Adamson's Grunter

Hephaestus adamsoni

Tropical
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Medium
Tropical fish

Adamson's grunter (Hephaestus adamsoni) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a grunter from the family Terapontidae, which is endemic to Lake Kutubu in the Kikori River system, Papua New Guinea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Terapontidae
Genus: Hephaestus
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Oceania: restricted to Lake Kutubu in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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