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Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Etymology: Chelidoperca: Greek, chelidon, -onos = swift, as black as a swift + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335); leucostigmata: Name from Greek leuco for white, and 'stigmata' meaning spots, referring to the row of
mid-lateral white spots when fresh.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 162 - 165 m (Ref. 123218). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Vietnam, South China Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123218)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lee, S.H., M.Y. Lee, M. Matsunuma and W.-J. Chen, 2019. Exploring the phylogeny and species diversity of Chelidoperca (Teleostei: Serranidae) from the western Pacific Ocean by an integrated approach in systematics, with descriptions of three new species and a redescription of C. lecromi Fourmanoir, 1982. Front. Mar. Sci. 6(465):1-27. (Ref. 123218)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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