''Chelidoperca'', commonly known as perchlet, is a genus of marine

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es which is a member of the

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of the

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, which includes the

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and

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. They are found in the

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region.

Species

There are 19 recognized species in this genus: * '' Chelidoperca africana'' Cadenat, 1960 (African perchlet) * '' Chelidoperca barazeri'' S.-H. Lee, M.-Y. Lee, Matsunuma and Chen, 2019 (Barazer's perchlet) * '' Chelidoperca cerasina'' Ogino, S.-H. Lee, Chen & Matsunuma, 2019 (Cherry perchlet) * '' Chelidoperca flavimacula'' Psomadakis, Gon & Htut, 2021 (Yellow-spotted perchlet) * '' Chelidoperca flavolineata'' Matsunuma, Tan & Peristiwady, 2020 (Yellow-banded perchlet) * '' Chelidoperca formosa'' Tang & Ho, 2021 (Taiwanese perchlet) * '' Chelidoperca hirundinacea'' (

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, 1831) * '' Chelidoperca investigatoris'' (

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, 1890) Bineesh, K.K., Akhilesh, K.V., Abdussamad, E.M., Pillai, N.G.K., Thiel, R., Jena, J.K. & Gopalakrishnan, A. (2014)
Redescriptions of ''Chelidoperca investigatoris'' (Alcock, 1890) and ''Chelidoperca occipitalis'' Kotthaus, 1973 (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the south-west coast of India.
''Indian Journal of Fisheries, 61 (4): 117-122.'' * '' Chelidoperca lecromi'' Fourmanoir, 1982 * '' Chelidoperca leucostigmata'' S.-H. Lee, M.-Y. Lee, Matsunuma & Chen, 2019 (White-spotted perchlet) * '' Chelidoperca maculicauda'' Bineesh & Akhilesh, 2013 (Indian perchlet) * '' Chelidoperca margaritifera'' M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (Pearly perchlet) * '' Chelidoperca microdon'' S.-H. Lee, M.-Y. Lee, Matsunuma & Chen, 2019 (Small-toothed perchlet) * '' Chelidoperca myathantuni'' Psomadakis, Gon & Htut, 2021 (Mya Than Tun’s perchlet) * '' Chelidoperca occipitalis'' Kotthaus, 1973 (Arabian perchlet) * '' Chelidoperca pleurospilus'' ( Günther, 1880) * '' Chelidoperca santosi'' J. T. Williams & K. E. Carpenter, 2015 (Pogi perchlet) * '' Chelidoperca stella'' Matsunuma & Motomura, 2016 * '' Chelidoperca tosaensis'' Matsunuma, Yamakawa & J.T. Williams, 2017 (Red-spot perchlet)

References

Serraninae {{Serranidae-stub