Description

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Centrarchiformes

Family: Terapontidae

Genus: Hephaestus

Species: Hephaestus transmontanus (Mees & Kailola, 1977)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Common in rainforest creeks flowing through hilly or mountainous terrain. Occur at altitude of 120-1500 m. Eggs are guarded and fanned by the male parent (Ref. 205).

Habitat

demersal