Yellow-banded perchlet

📖 Overview

Yellow-banded perchlet (Chelidoperca flavolineata), first described by Matsunuma, Tan & Peristiwady, 2020 is a small fish in the family Serranidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 11.60 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 115 to 210 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters (with modal values given in parentheses): pectoral-fin rays 15-16 (15); pored lateral-line scales 42-44 (43); scale rows in longitudinal series 42-46 (45) and between lateral line and base of 6th dorsal-fin spine 4 (3 full-sized size plus 1 half-sized); interorbital scales extending from the mid-orbit level to anterior margin of orbit; scales on ventral surface of the lower jaw extending anteriorly onto posterior portion of dentary. Colouration: head and body pinkish to reddish; with a longitudinal yellow stripe from snout (crossing eye) extending to caudal fn base; caudal fin upper lobe yellowish, lower lobe reddish, with several light bands on central portion and several small reddish (brownish when preserved) blotches on dorsal margin near base .Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Yellow-banded perchlet is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 115 - 210 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Indonesia and northern Australia (Timor Sea).

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

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