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Hephaestus fuliginosus (Sooty Grunter)

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From fishes of Australia:

A fairly large brownish-grey to sooty-black grunter with darker scale margins. Individuals may have golden blotches on the sides. Juveniles have a dark blotch on the anal and soft dorsal fins. The Sooty Grunter has a discontinuous lip fold on the underside of the lower jaw. Some large individuals develop fleshy 'blubbery' lips.

Hephaestus fuliginosus is listed in the following regions:

Top End and Big Rivers

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Species information

Hephaestus fuliginosus Scientific name
Sooty Grunter Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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