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Chelidoperca hirundinacea (Valenciennes, 1831) Red blotch perchlet |
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photo by
Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr. |
| Family: | Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) | |||
| Max. size: | 16.16 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 80 - 200 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Japan to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabits the shelf and the shelf edge, on sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230). Food fish. Found over sandy-silt bottom (Ref. 559). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||