Chelidoperca hirundinacea (Valenciennes, 1831) Red blotch perchlet |
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. | |||
Diagnosis: | ||||
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 |