Hephaestus trimaculatus (Macleay, 1883)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Threespot grunter; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:47:13.825930+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hephaestus trimaculatus (Macleay, 1883)
- Name authority
- (Macleay, 1883)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Centrarchiformes
- Family
- Terapontidae
- Genus
- Hephaestus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCentrarchiformes
- familyTerapontidae Richardson, 1842
- genusHephaestus De Vis, 1884
- speciesHephaestus trimaculatus (Macleay, 1883)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hephaestus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hephaestus adamsoni (Trewavas, 1940) | TerapontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hephaestus epirrhinos Vari & Hutchins, 1978 | TerapontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| black breamHephaestus fuliginosus (Macleay, 1883) | TerapontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hephaestus habbemai (Weber, 1910) | TerapontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hephaestus lineatus Allen, 1984 | TerapontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hephaestus raymondi (Mees & Kailola, 1977) | TerapontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hephaestus carbo (Ogilby & McCulloch, 1916) | TerapontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hephaestus jenkinsi (Whitley, 1945) | TerapontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hephaestus komaensis Allen & Jebb, 1993 | TerapontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hephaestus obtusifrons (Mees & Kailola, 1977) | TerapontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hephaestus roemeri (Weber, 1910) | TerapontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hephaestus transmontanus (Mees & Kailola, 1977) | TerapontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Therapon trimaculatus Macleay, 1883 Macleay, 1883 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1019909 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3KWC9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.