Hephaestus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, grunters from the family Terapontidae.
Species
The following species are classified within the genus:
- Hephaestus adamsoni <small>(Trewavas, 1940)</small> (Adamson's grunter)
- Hephaestus carbo <small>(J. D. Ogilby & McCulloch, 1916)</small> (Coal grunter)
- Hephaestus epirrhinos <small>Vari & Hutchins, 1978</small> (Longnose sooty grunter)
- Hephaestus fuliginosus <small>(Macleay, 1883)</small> (Sooty grunter)
- Hephaestus habbemai <small>(M. C. W. Weber, 1910)</small> (Mountain grunter)
- Hephaestus jenkinsi <small>(Whitley, 1945)</small> (Western sooty grunter)
- Hephaestus komaensis <small>Allen & Jebb, 1993</small>
- Hephaestus lineatus <small>Allen, 1984</small> (Lined grunter)
- Hephaestus obtusifrons <small>(Mees & Kailola, 1977)</small>
- Hephaestus raymondi <small>(Mees & Kailola, 1977)</small> (Raymond's grunter)
- Hephaestus roemeri <small>(M. C. W. Weber, 1910)</small> (Röemer's grunter)
- Hephaestus transmontanus <small>(Mees & Kailola, 1977)</small> (Sepik grunter)
- Hephaestus trimaculatus <small>(Macleay, 1883)</small> (Threespot grunter)
- Hephaestus tulliensis <small>De Vis, 1884</small> (Khaki grunter)
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