Threespot grunter
Species of ray-finned fish
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The threespot grunter (Hephaestus trimaculatus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Terapontidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea, where it is found only in the Laloki River near Port Moresby living in rock pools in the lower part of the river. The eggs are guarded and fanned by the male.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Family: | Terapontidae |
| Genus: | Hephaestus |
| Species: | H. trimaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hephaestus trimaculatus (Macleay, 1883) | |
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