Chelidoperca stella

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 stella

Name

Chelidoperca stella Matsunuma & Motomura, 2016

• Holotype: USNM 389093.
• Paratypes (4): PMBC 27838, 27839; USNM 389096, 389100.

Type locality: off Thailand, Andaman Sea (09°13′12"N, 97°51′00"E), 58–60 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name, stella, a feminine Latin noun meaning star, alludes to the species being characterized by several yellow spots on the pelvic fin.

References

• 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. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4092.3.4.Reference page.