Chelidoperca maculicauda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Percoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Percoidei Superfamilia: Percoidea

Familia: Serranidae
Subfamilia: Serraninae
Genus: Chelidoperca
Species: Chelidoperca maculicauda

Name

Chelidoperca maculicauda Bineesh et al., 2013

• Holotype: CMFRI GB 31.139.14. 5
• Paratypes: CMFRI GB 31.139.14. 5. 1, 31.139.14. 5. 2.

Type locality: off Kollam, Kerala coast, India, southeastern Arabian Sea, 180-320 m depth.

Etymology: The specific epithet is a combination of the Latin cauda (= tail), and macula (= spot), with reference to the distinctive grey spot on the tail.

Vernacular names

English: Indian perchlet

References

• Bineesh, K. K., Akhilesh, K. V., Abdussamad, E. M. & Pillai, N. G. K.; 2013: Chelidoperca maculicauda, a new species of perchlet (Teleostei: Serranidae) from the Arabian Sea. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 19 (2): 71–78.