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Life Cycle

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

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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 9 - 10
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Biology

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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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Striped grunter

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The striped grunter (Hephaestus obtusifrons) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a grunter from the family Terapontidae. It is found only in the Bewani Mountains in the headwaters of the Pual River system in Papua New Guinea and the upper Sermowai River, Western new Guinea, Indonesia. It is found in high altitude, fast flowing mountains streams. The males guard and fan the eggs.[2]

References

  1. ^ Palmer-Newton, A. (2020). "Hephaestus obtusifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T9946A147759715. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T9946A147759715.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Hephaestus obtusifrons" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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Striped grunter: Brief Summary

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The striped grunter (Hephaestus obtusifrons) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a grunter from the family Terapontidae. It is found only in the Bewani Mountains in the headwaters of the Pual River system in Papua New Guinea and the upper Sermowai River, Western new Guinea, Indonesia. It is found in high altitude, fast flowing mountains streams. The males guard and fan the eggs.

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