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Chelidoperca pollux Matsunuma, Hoang, Tachihara, Hirasaka & Motomura, 2024 Pacific-yellow-spotted perchlet |
| Family: | Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.23 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 100 - 150 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: Vietnam. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 6-6. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: pored lateral-line scales 43 or 44; scale rows between lateral line and base of 6th dorsal-fin spine 3; subopercular serrae 24-26; interorbital scales just reaching level of mid-orbit; scales on ventral surface of lower jaw extending anteriorly onto posterior portion of dentary; a longitudinal orange stripe from posterior margin of orbit to caudal-fin base (not retained as prominent dark marking in preserved specimens); anal fin with 9-11 relatively large yellow spots (not retained in preserved specimens); body depth at pelvic-fin origin 23.5-24.1% of SL; head length 35.6-36.3% of SL; orbit diameter 11.0-11.7% of SL; postorbital length 17.9-18.8% of SL; and pectoral-fin length 24.7-26.4% of SL (Ref. 137845). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||