Hephaestus fuliginosus (Sooty Grunter)


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.


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