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Hephaestus adamsoni

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES TERAPONTIDAE

Scientific Name: Hephaestus adamsoni
Species Authority: (Trewavas, 1940)
Common Name/s:
English – Adamson's Grunter

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable A2cd ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Allen, G.
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Contributor/s:
History:
1994 – Vulnerable (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: H. adamsoni is endemic to Lake Kutubu in the Kikori River system of Papua New Guinea.
Countries:
Native:
Papua New Guinea
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Population [top]

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: The freshwater lake habitat of this species is about 19 km long and 2-4 km wide.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Gill nets and the use of outboard motors have been introduced on the lake since the 1980s. Adamson's grunter is one of the largest fish species in the lake and therefore has become one of the main targets of net fishermen. Oil drilling and logging have also developed in the area over the past ten years.
Citation: Allen, G. 1996. Hephaestus adamsoni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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