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Etymology: Hephaestus: Taken from Haphaistos, the God of fire in the Greek mythology; 1658 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was the god of fire, blacksmiths, metal-workers and other artisans. De Vis gives no reason for his choice of name. The Corydoras was so named due to the red (fiery) colour of its fins and parts of its body. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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

; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical; 2°S - 4°S

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Asia and Oceania: known only from the Bewani Mountains in the headwaters of the Pual (or Nemayer) River system, Papua New Guinea and the upper Sermowai River, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2847)

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Espinas dorsales (total) : 12; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10 - 11; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 9 - 10.

Adults are found in high altitude (200-400 m elevation) fast-flowing mountain streams with gravel or rock substrates. Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205).

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Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205).

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Allen, G.R., 1991. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 2847)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Vulnerable, ver lista roja de la UICN (VU) (B1ab(iii)); Date assessed: 08 June 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00590 - 0.02812), b=3.04 (2.86 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Hephaestus obtusifrons (Mees & Kailola, 1977)