| Hephaestus | |
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| Hephaestus carbo | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Terapontidae |
| Genus: | Hephaestus de Vis, 1884 |
| Type species | |
| Hephaestus tulliensis De Vis, 1884 [1] | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Hephaestus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, grunters from the family Terapontidae.
The following species are classified within the genus: [3]
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