Chelidoperca hirundinacea (Valenciennes, 1831)
Red blotch perchlet
photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.

Family:  Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Max. size:  16.16 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 80 - 200 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Japan to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits the shelf and the shelf edge, on sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230). Food fish. Found over sandy-silt bottom (Ref. 559).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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