Hephaestus epirrhinos Vari & Hutchins, 1978
Longnose sooty grunter

Family:  Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Max. size:  42 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater, non-migratory
Distribution:  Oceania: Drysdale River and Palmoondoera Creek (Morgan River), western Australia; also in the Carson River system north of the Kimberly region, northern coastal basin, Australia (Ref. 5259).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabit larger streams, occurring in rocky pools. Occur in small to large pools of slow-flowing streams and major river channels, usually over rocky substrates. Larger specimens occur in deeper water (Ref. 44894). Feed on crustaceans, insects and small fishes. Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 11 February 2019 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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