Klassifizierung / Names
Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
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Centrarchiformes (Basses) >
Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)
Etymology: Hephaestus: Taken from Haphaistos, the God of fire in the Greek mythology; 1658 (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch. Tropical; 2°S - 4°S
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.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.5 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 2847)
Kurzbeschreibung
Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt): 12; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt): 10-11; Afterflossenstacheln 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205).
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
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