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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei
Family: Serranidae Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets

Genus: Chelidoperca

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19 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Chelidoperca africana
[African perchlet]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Chelidoperca barazeri
[Barazer's perchlet]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
 
Chelidoperca cerasina
[Cherry perchlet]

Photo by Alvheim, O.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
Chelidoperca flavimacula Psomadakis, Gon & Htut, 2021

Photo by Photo by Alvheim, O.
 
Chelidoperca flavimacula
[Yellow-spotted perchlet]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11.6 cm SL
Chelidoperca flavolineata Matsunuma, Tan & Peristiwady, 2020

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Chelidoperca flavolineata
[Yellow-banded perchlet]

Photo by Tang, C.-N.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
Chelidoperca formosa Tang & Ho, 2021

Photo by Photo by Tang, C.-N.
 
Chelidoperca formosa
[Taiwanese perchlet]

Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 16.2 cm SL
Chelidoperca hirundinacea (Valenciennes, 1831)

Photo by Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.
 
Chelidoperca hirundinacea
[Red blotch perchlet]

Photo by Bineesh, K K / Akhilesh, K V

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 18.1 cm TL
Chelidoperca investigatoris (Alcock, 1890)

Photo by Photo by Bineesh, K K / Akhilesh, K V
 
Chelidoperca investigatoris
[Investigator perchlet]

Photo by Wass, R.C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Chelidoperca lecromi Fourmanoir, 1982

Photo by Photo by Wass, R.C.
 
Chelidoperca lecromi
[Coral Sea perchlet]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
 
Chelidoperca leucostigmata
[White-spotted perchlet]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.9 cm
 
Chelidoperca maculicauda
[Indian perchlet]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Chelidoperca margaritifera
[Pearly perchlet]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
 
Chelidoperca microdon
[Small-toothed perchlet]

Photo by Alvheim, O.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.0 cm SL
Chelidoperca myathantuni Psomadakis, Gon & Htut, 2021

Photo by Photo by Alvheim, O.
 
Chelidoperca myathantuni
[Mya Than Tun’s perchlet]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
Chelidoperca occipitalis Kotthaus, 1973

Photo by Photo by Osmany, H.B.
 
Chelidoperca occipitalis
[Arabian perchlet]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Chelidoperca pleurospilus (Günther, 1880)

Photo by Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Chelidoperca pleurospilus
[Arafura perchlet]

Photo by Williams, J.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
Chelidoperca santosi Williams & Carpenter, 2015

Photo by Photo by Williams, J.T.
 
Chelidoperca santosi
[Pogi perchlet]

Photo by Motomura, H.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Chelidoperca stella Matsunuma & Motomura, 2016

Photo by Photo by Motomura, H.
 
Chelidoperca stella
[Star-spotted perchlet]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
 
Chelidoperca tosaensis
[Red-spot perchlet]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chelidoperca africana African perchlet Eastern Central Atlantic 14 TL 1960
Chelidoperca barazeri Barazer's perchlet Western Central Pacific 3.3 SL 2019
Chelidoperca cerasina Cherry perchlet Southwest Pacific 14.8 SL 2019
Chelidoperca flavimacula Yellow-spotted perchlet Eastern Indian Ocean 7.1 SL 2021
Chelidoperca flavolineata Yellow-banded perchlet Eastern Indian Ocean 11.6 SL 2020
Chelidoperca formosa Taiwanese perchlet Western Pacific 6.6 SL 2021
Chelidoperca hirundinacea Red blotch perchlet Western Pacific 16.2 SL 1831
Chelidoperca investigatoris Investigator perchlet Indian Ocean 18.1 TL 1890
Chelidoperca lecromi Coral Sea perchlet Western Pacific 13 SL 1982
Chelidoperca leucostigmata White-spotted perchlet Western Central Pacific 8.6 SL 2019
Chelidoperca maculicauda Indian perchlet Indian Ocean 12.9 2013
Chelidoperca margaritifera Pearly perchlet Western Pacific 5.1 SL 1913
Chelidoperca microdon Small-toothed perchlet West Central Pacific 9.4 SL 2019
Chelidoperca myathantuni Mya Than Tun’s perchlet Eastern Indian Ocean 13.0 SL 2021
Chelidoperca occipitalis Arabian perchlet Western Indian Ocean 12.2 SL 1973
Chelidoperca pleurospilus Arafura perchlet Western Pacific 13 SL 1880
Chelidoperca santosi Pogi perchlet Western Pacific 8.4 SL 2015
Chelidoperca stella Star-spotted perchlet Indo-West Pacific 7.2 SL 2016
Chelidoperca tosaensis Red-spot perchlet Western Pacific 8.3 SL 2017



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