Species Chelidoperca stella Matsunuma & Motomura, 2016
Blue-spotted Sea-bass
- Chelidoperca stella Matsunuma, M. & Motomura, H. 2016. Chelidoperca stella, a new species of perchlet (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Andaman Sea, eastern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4092(3): 388-400 [389, figs. 1-5].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 389093, off Thailand, Andaman Sea [09°13′12″N, 97°51′00″E].
Paratype(s) PMBC 27838,, off Phuket, Thailand; PMBC 27839, off Thailand, Andaman Sea [09°13′12″N, 97°51′00″E]; USNM 389100, off South Andaman Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Andaman Sea [11°52′01″N, 92°49′01″E]; USNM 389096, off Myanmar, Andaman Sea [15°07′48″N, 94°04′12″E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
QLD (17°43'S,152°43'E south to 22°26'S,152°41'E, 69-115m) based on CSIRO specimens and tentative records from Western Australia reported in Sainsbury et al. (1984); tropical, East-Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf.
Extra Ecological Information
58-115 m
Common Name References
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [124] (Blue-spotted Sea-bass)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERRANIDAE | 09-Aug-2021 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS) |